2. Akhu—The Effective Dead

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. List of Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One: Death and Power
7. 1. Mortuary Culture 19
8. 2. Akhu—The Effective Dead 33
9. 3. Power and Egyptian Kingship 47
10. Part Two: Apotheosis
11. 4. Markers of Distinguished and Deified Status 63
12. 5. Distinguished Dead 78
13. 6. Apotheosis in the Old Kingdom 92
14. 7. Apotheosis in the Middle Kingdom 113
15. Conclusion 142
16. References 157
17. Index 175