Breaking the ds̆r.t-vessels : an ancient Egyptian fragmentation rite / Elena L. Hertel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hertel, Elena L., author.

Series:

Access archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt--History--To 1500.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 94 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

In ancient Egyptian thought, the funerary procedure played a key role in the transition to the afterlife. As early as the Old Kingdom (c. 2700-2200 BCE), the Pyramid Texts and representations and inscriptions in private tombs show a highly developed funerary ritual with a large number of individual rites intended to ensure a safe transition to the realm of the dead and a pleasant afterlife for the deceased. One of these is the so-called 'breaking the ds̆r.t-vessels', a rite that involved the intentional damaging of a certain type of ceramic vessel. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of the rite through a re-evaluation of the primary sources and previous research and to provide the first study devoted entirely to the rite.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781803275888 (PDF ebook) :

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Restricted for use by site license.