Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt: Multidisciplinary essays for Rosalie David

Robert Morkot; Joyce Tyldesley

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Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt

Multidisciplinary essays for Rosalie David

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2016

About this book

This volume, published in honour of Egyptologist Professor Rosalie David OBE, presents the latest research on three of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation: mummies, magic and medical practice. Drawing on recent archaeological fieldwork, new research on human remains, reassessments of ancient texts and modern experimental archaeology, it attempts to answer some of Egyptology's biggest questions: how did Tutankhamun die? How were the Pyramids built? How were mummies made?

Leading experts in their fields combine traditional Egyptology and innovative scientific approaches to ancient material. The result is a cutting-edge overview of the discipline, showing how it has developed over the last forty years and yet how many of its big questions remain the same.

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‘It should be on every amateur and professional’s bookshelf, and it is published at an extremely reasonable price in view of the high quality of its academic contents and its production.’
Peter A. Clayton, Ancient Egypt, Vol 17, No. 97, Aug/Sept 2016

‘All in all the volume pays a honorific tribute the remarkable legacy of Professor Rosalie David by fully demonstrates the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary collaboration in Egyptology and the importance of adopting an integrative approach to the Egyptian material culture.’
Rogério Sousa, Lusitania Sacra (Portugal)

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Front matter
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of plates
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List of tables
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Notes on contributors
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Preface
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Rosalie David
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Joyce Tyldesley

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My first meeting with Rosalie David
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Kay Hinckley

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Part I Pharaonic sacred landscapes
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1 Go west
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Aidan Dodson

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2 The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara
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Paul T. Nicholson

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3 The Manchester ‘funeral’ ostracon
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Peter Robinson

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4 The tomb of the ‘Two Brothers’ revisited
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Steven Snape

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5 A review of the monuments of Unnefer, High Priest of Osiris at Abydos in the reign of Ramesses II
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Angela P. Thomas

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6 Thoughts on Seth the con-man
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Philip J. Turner

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7 A Psamtek ushabti and a granite block from Sais (Sa el-Hager)
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Penelope Wilson

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Part II Magico-medical practices in ancient Egypt
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8 A most uncommon amulet
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Carol Andrews

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9 The sting of the scorpion
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Mark Collier

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10 Magico-medical aspects of the mythology of Osiris
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Essam El Saeed

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11 Trauma care, surgery and remedies in ancient Egypt
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Roger Forshaw

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12 One and the same?
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Conni Lord

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13 Bread and beer in ancient Egyptian medicine
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Ryan Metcalfe

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14 On the function of ‘healing’ statues
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Campbell Price

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15 Writings for good health in social context
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Stephen Quirke

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16 Schistosomiasis, ancient and modern
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Patricia Rutherford

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17 An unusual funerary figurine of the early 18th Dynasty
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John H. Taylor

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Part III Understanding Egyptian mummies
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18 The biology of ancient Egyptians and Nubians
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Don Brothwell

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19 Further thoughts on Tutankhamun’s death and embalming
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Robert Connolly and Glenn Godenho

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20 Proving Herodotus and Diodorus?
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David Counsell

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21 Science in Egyptology
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Alan Curry

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22 Slices of mummy
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John Denton

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23 Life and death in the desert
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Tosha L. Dupras, Lana J. Williams, Sandra M. Wheeler and Peter G. Sheldrick

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24 An investigation into the evidence of age-related osteoporosis in three Egyptian mummies
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Mervyn Harris

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25 The International Ancient Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank
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Patricia Lambert-Zazulak

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26 The enigma of the Red Shroud mummies
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Robert D. Loynes

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27 The evolution of imaging ancient Egyptian animal mummies at the University of Manchester, 1972–2014
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Lidija M. McKnight and Stephanie Atherton-Woolham

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28 Eaten by maggots
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Robert G. Morkot

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Part IV Science and experimental approaches in Egyptology
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29 Scientific studies of pharaonic remains
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Judith E. Adams

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30 Education, innovation and preservation
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Jenefer Cockitt

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31 Making an ancient Egyptian contraceptive
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Rosalind Janssen

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32 Iron from the sky
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Diane Johnson and Joyce Tyldesley

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33 A bag-style tunic found on the Manchester Museum mummy 1770
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Susan Martin

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34 ‘Palmiform’ columns
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J. Peter Phillips

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35 Scientific evaluation of experiments in Egyptian archaeology
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Denys A. Stocks

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36 Snake busters
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Kasia Szpakowska and Richard Johnston

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Keywords for this book

Rosalie David; Egyptology; mummies; archaeology; Manchester Egyptian Mummy Project

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

Manchester University Press

Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt

Overview

About this book

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

List of plates

List of tables

Notes on contributors

Preface

Rosalie David

My first meeting with Rosalie David

1 Go west

2 The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara

3 The Manchester ‘funeral’ ostracon

4 The tomb of the ‘Two Brothers’ revisited

5 A review of the monuments of Unnefer, High Priest of Osiris at Abydos in the reign of Ramesses II

6 Thoughts on Seth the con-man

7 A Psamtek ushabti and a granite block from Sais (Sa el-Hager)

8 A most uncommon amulet

9 The sting of the scorpion

10 Magico-medical aspects of the mythology of Osiris

11 Trauma care, surgery and remedies in ancient Egypt

12 One and the same?

13 Bread and beer in ancient Egyptian medicine

14 On the function of ‘healing’ statues

15 Writings for good health in social context

16 Schistosomiasis, ancient and modern

17 An unusual funerary figurine of the early 18th Dynasty

18 The biology of ancient Egyptians and Nubians

19 Further thoughts on Tutankhamun’s death and embalming

20 Proving Herodotus and Diodorus?

21 Science in Egyptology

22 Slices of mummy

23 Life and death in the desert

24 An investigation into the evidence of age-related osteoporosis in three Egyptian mummies

25 The International Ancient Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank

26 The enigma of the Red Shroud mummies

27 The evolution of imaging ancient Egyptian animal mummies at the University of Manchester, 1972–2014

28 Eaten by maggots

29 Scientific studies of pharaonic remains

30 Education, innovation and preservation

31 Making an ancient Egyptian contraceptive

32 Iron from the sky

33 A bag-style tunic found on the Manchester Museum mummy 1770

34 ‘Palmiform’ columns

35 Scientific evaluation of experiments in Egyptian archaeology

36 Snake busters

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