The experience of ancient Egypt.

The experience of ancient Egypt. ROSALIE DAVID David, in the BibleDavid,d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. . The experience of ancient Egypt Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . xxii+192 pages, 33figures, 6 maps. 2000. London: Routledge; 0-415-03263-6 hardback 35[pounds sterling]. The first part of The experience of ancient Egypt is a briefintroduction to the history, to funerary fu��ner��ar��y?adj.Of or suitable for a funeral or burial.[Latin fner customs and religion, toeveryday life, and to the texts. The second and longer part traces thehistory of Egyptology from the Classical period to the new biomedicalresearch (see also DUNAND & LICHTENBERG, below). Villagereconstructs domestic life, work -- particularly construction ofRamesses IV's tomb -- and law from 1570 to 1070 BC, on the basis ofthe evidence from Deir el-Medina. Les momies is a comprehensive, livelyand intensely (but not flawlessly) illustrated beginners'introduction to ancient Egyptian mummification and how it is studied(see too RAUTMAN in `the body', below).