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5. Distinguished Dead

  • Julia Troche
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Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt
This chapter is in the book Death, Power, and Apotheosis in Ancient Egypt
© 2021 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2021 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

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
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501760174-008

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
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