Exploring the contextual and symbolic relationships between mummies and texts in Old Kingdom pyramids

This paper focuses on the mummies and ritual texts within the pyramid chambers of Unis, last king of the 5th Dynasty, and his successors Teti, Pepi I, Merenre and Pepi II, in the Sixth Dynasty. All 5 pyramids share a similar internal layout and sarcophagus positioning, and have their walls covered w...

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Main Author: Aloisia de Trafford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Biological Research
Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jbr/article/view/10179