Models of Ships and Boats (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A11 Egyptian tomb has two essential parts, a burial place and an offering place. In the predynastic and the early dynastic periods, the actual objects intended for the use of the spirit, including food, were put in the burial place, while periodical gifts of food and drink were, no doubt even then, brought to the offering place. Enam the end of the Third Dynasty (perhaps earlier) the custom can be traced of representing the objects intended for the use of the spirit by paintings or painted reliefs on the walls of the offering place, while the burial place contained, during the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties, very little besides the burial. During this period, in addition to the objects, the paintings include all the ordinary scenes from life, sowing, reaping, cattle-herding, hunting, cooking, etc. Clearly the purpose is to provide the Spirit of the dead owner with a spirit world in essentials like the world of the living.

During the early part of the statuettes of servants performing their usual functions are placed in Nth statue chamber), along with the statues of the owner and his family The serdab 15, it must be remembered.

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