Tutankhamum

by Gros De Beler, Aude

• ISBN13: 9782907670364
• ISBN10: 2907670360
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Independent Pub Group

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
History: The 18th dinasty	p. 12
Tutankhamun and his time	p. 12
From Ahmose to Thutmose IV	p. 14
Amenhotep III: the Sun King	p. 16
Akhenaten: the Amarnian heresy	p. 18
Tutankhamun's reign	p. 20
The end of the 18th Dynasty	p. 24
The Discovery: An intact sepulchre	p. 26
West Thebes during the New Kingdom	p. 26
The first signs of Tutankhamun	p. 28
Howard Carter	p. 30
Lord Carnarvon comes into the picture	p. 32
The discovery	p. 34
Tomb number 62 of the Valley of the Kings	p. 36
Ancient robberies in Tutankhamun's tomb	p. 40
Working methods	p. 42
The Antechamber: First hopes	p. 44
From autumn 1922 to winter 1923	p. 44
Chests, caskets and boxes	p. 45
Ceremonial carriages and functional chariots	p. 49
Thrones, stools and couches	p. 50
Funerary beds and functional beds	p. 56
Shabtis	p. 60
Tutankhamun's ka statues	p. 62
From the king's wardrobe to the king's "mannequin"	p. 64
The Burial Chamber: The tomb jewel	p. 66
From winter 1923 to autumn 1925	p. 66
The decoration of the sarcophagus chamber	p. 67
The burial shrines	p. 70
Sarcophagus and coffins	p. 72
Mask and ornaments	p. 76
The royal mummy	p. 84
Fans, walking sticks, crooks and royal batons	p. 87
The Treasury: The depths of the tomb	p. 90
From autumn 1926 to winter 1927	p. 90
The shrine-shaped chest with Canopic jars	p. 92
Jewels and ornaments	p. 98
Royal amulets and insignia	p. 100
Divine or royal statues	p. 104
Sceptres	p. 106
The wooden shabti of Tutankhamun	p. 108
Cosmetic items	p. 109
The Annexe: The dream is accomplished	p. 110
From autumn 1927 to spring 1928	p. 110
Vases and receptacles	p. 111
Tools	p. 113
Headrests	p. 114
Writing material and musical instruments	p. 116
Game boards and gaming boxes	p. 117
Weapons	p. 118
Nourishment. Boats	p. 119
Annexes	p. 121
Map of Thebes	p. 121
List of objects	p. 122
Chronology	p. 124
Brief Lexicon	p. 126
Bibliography	p. 130
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