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ISBN
0747803013
EAN
9780747803010
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Type
Paperback
Release Title
Egyptian Shabtis: 2 (Shire Egyptology)
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Stewart, H.M.
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0747803013
ISBN-13
9780747803010
eBay Product ID (ePID)
480060

Product Key Features

Book Title
Egyptian Shabtis
Number of Pages
64 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, Ancient / Egypt
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Author
Harry M. Stewart
Book Series
Shire Egyptology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Series Volume Number
No. 23
Dewey Decimal
732.8
Synopsis
The ancient Egyptians believed that the statutory agricultural labour imposed on them in order to utilise the Nile floods would continue in the afterlife. To avoid this irksome duty they devised the shabti, a figure which they hoped would deputise for them on being activated by the appropriate magic spell. The figures are of considerable artistic interest, and provide information about Egyptian religion, society, personal names, titles, etc. The motiviation and development are discussed from the first appearance of shabtis during the Middle Kingdom until their decline in the Ptolemaic Period. The iconography, inscriptions, materials and manufacture are described with criteria for identifying and dating the various types., The ancient Egyptians believed that the statutory agricultural labour imposed on them in order to utilise the Nile floods would continue in the afterlife. To avoid this irksome duty they devised the shabti, a figurine which they hoped would deputise for them on being activated by the appropriate magic spell. If the idea smacks of 'draft-dodging', the figures are nevertheless of considerable artistic interest, and provide information about Egyptian religion, society, personal names, titles, etc. The iconography, inscriptions, materials and manufacture are described with criteria for identifying and dating the various types. A concise up-to-date treatment in English has long been lacking, and this account will be useful to students, art historians, collectors and others. About the author Harry M. Stewart studied Ancient History and Egyptology at the University of London. He was appointed an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Egyptology at University Co, The ancient Egyptians believed that the statutory agricultural labour imposed on them in order to utilise the Nile floods would continue in the afterlife. To avoid this irksome duty, they devised the shabti, a figure which they hoped would deputise for them on being activated by the appropriate magic spell.

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