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Soulful Creatures Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

By: Edward Bleiberg(Author), Yekaterina Barbash(Author), Lisa Bruno(Author), Arnold L Lehman(Foreword By), Edward Bleiberg(Preface By)
152 pages, 125 colour photos
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
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In one ancient Egyptian animal cemetery alone, over five million individual ibis mummies have been discovered: this book explains why they were there
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About this book

In the ancient burial grounds of Saqqara, outside the Egyptian capital, Memphis, over five million individual ibis mummies have been excavated from one cemetery alone. Yet the mummification of animals and its role in ancient Egyptian culture has remained shrouded in mystery. What was the religious purpose of these animal mummies? How were they made? And why are there so many?

Soulful Creatures sheds new light on these questions by taking a closer look at the Brooklyn Museum's renowned Egyptian collection, which includes snake, dog, and hawk mummies; crocodile and falcon coffins; and baboon votive offerings. By drawing on archaeology, cultural history, and modern medical imaging, including x-rays of the mummies, Soulful Creatures represents a cross-disciplinary investigation into the many contentious theories of animal mummy practice. It offers a new understanding of the ancient world through some of its most extraordinary surviving artefacts.

Contents

- Foreword by Arnold L. Lehman
- Preface and Acknowledgements by Edward Bleiberg
- A Brief Chronology of Ancient Egypt
- How the Ancient Egyptians Viewed the Animal World by Yekaterina Barbash
- Animal Mummies: The Souls of the Gods by Edward Bleiberg
- The Scientific Examination of Animal Mummies by Lisa Bruno

Appendix: Possible Precursors to the Animal Cults by Yekaterina Barbash
Selected Bibliography
Brooklyn Museum Board of Trustees, 2012-13

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Biography

Edward Bleiberg is Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Yekaterina Barbash is Assistant Curator of Egyptian Art at the Brooklyn Museum.

By: Edward Bleiberg(Author), Yekaterina Barbash(Author), Lisa Bruno(Author), Arnold L Lehman(Foreword By), Edward Bleiberg(Preface By)
152 pages, 125 colour photos
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
NHBS
In one ancient Egyptian animal cemetery alone, over five million individual ibis mummies have been discovered: this book explains why they were there
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