01217nam a22002411i 450099100326725970753620040517155410.0040802s2000 yu a||||||||||||||||sla 9539621399b1304994x-39ule_instARCHE-100255ExLBiblioteca InterfacoltàitaA.t.i. Arché s.c.r.l. Pandora Sicilia s.r.l.949.7Arheoloski muzej-Split AD 2000 :spomenica u povodu obnove Muzeja, povecanja njegova izlozbenog i radnog prostora i novog stalnog postava o 180. obljetnici : Memorial in the occasion of the reconstruction of the archaeological Museum in Split, an extension of its exhibition and working areas, and a new permanent archaeological display in the year of its 180th anniversarySplit :Arheoloski muzej,2000126 p. :ill. ;29 cmArcheologiaIugoslavia.b1304994x02-04-1405-08-04991003267259707536LE002 St. XI H 812002000699510le002C. 1-E0.00-l- 00000.i1367418305-08-04Arheoloski muzej-Split AD 2000286732UNISALENTOle00205-08-04ma -slayu 0104138nim 2200397Ka 450 991015887630332120250814103520.91-5094-2193-9(CKB)3710000001011934(ODN)ODN0003210937(EXLCZ)99371000000101193420191027d2016 uy 0enguruna---|||||spwrdacontentsrdamediacrdamediacrrdacarrierThe valley of the kings The history of ancient egypt's most famous tombs and burial site. /Charles River EditorsUnabridged.Solon Charles River Editors20161 online resource (1 audio file) digitalUnabridged.Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world's first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world. With world-famous leaders like King Tut and Cleopatra, it's no wonder that today's world has so many Egyptologists. Given the abundance of funerary artifacts that have been found within the sands of Egypt, it sometimes seems as though the Ancient Egyptians were more concerned with the matters of the afterlife than they were with matters of the life they experienced from day to day. One of the most abundant sources of these funerary artifacts is the Valley of the Kings, a royal necropolis located on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes. Here, pharaohs of the New Kingdom Period were buried in elaborate, treasure-filled tombs that were cut deep into the cliffs that walled the Nile Valley. In many of the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, intricate reliefs were painted on the walls that depicted the sun god and the dead king on their nightly journey through the underworld, which was known in Egyptian as the Duat (Wilkinson 2003, 82). These scenes, which vary slightly from tomb to tomb, are known collectively by modern scholars as The Book of Gates because they depict the sun god's journey through 12 gates or pylons, one for each hour of the night (Wilkinson 2003, 81). As the sun god and the dead king travel through the night, they have to contend with various demons and a giant snake known as Apophis (Lesko 1991, 119). The Egyptians believed this journey was cyclical, as they viewed time itself, so it took place daily (Lesko 1991, 119). Though these tombs have been extensively plundered, they still stand as gateways to the afterlife that provide a murky window into the past of a fascinating civilization. Most importantly, the relatively untouched tomb of the young King Tutankhamun offered clear insight. Many of the objects that were discovered in Tutankhamun's tomb were clearly made specifically for him and his burial, such as the coffins, funerary masks, canopic equipment and statues. Other objects, such as the furniture, clothing, and chariots, were obviously items that had been used during Tutankhamun's lifetime. The motifs found upon many of his possessions depicted him in triumph over his enemies. For example, a painted wooden chest bears a fine example of such a scene; the king is shown in his chariot, followed by his troops, attacking a group of Nubians. Scenes depicting aggression and triumph over Egypt's enemies by Egypt's king are classical examples of Egyptian kingship.Valley of the Kings, The NonfictionOverDriveHistoryOverDriveNonfiction.History.HIS002000HIS002030bisacshEditors Charles River1843297Fluxman Colin1843300AUDIO9910158876303321The valley of the kings4426651UNINA