The Royal Tombs of Egypt
The Art of Thebes Revealed
Zahi Hawass
Photographs by Sandro Vannini
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| ‘Stunning … fascinating stuff’ | | – The Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘… will keep you absorbed for hours … a beautiful, high-quality book that takes you on a tour of the Egyptian netherworld at a very reasonable price’ | | – Focus |
| ‘The photographs reproduce every detail with startling clarity and a superb intensity of colour … highly recommended’ | | – British Museum Magazine |
It was in the Valley of the Kings that Howard Carter stumbled upon the virtually intact tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun, igniting a worldwide Egyptomania that
has lasted to this day.
The royal tombs, tunnelled deep into the Theban cliffs, represented both the gates to the Netherworld and the womb of the Great Goddess. Many of them contain outstanding wall paintings of the king with various gods and goddesses, as well as papyri, mummies, decorated coffins and other artifacts.
This is the first book to reproduce these wall paintings and murals in full, and to explore the meanings of the esoteric and arcane Netherworld Books that decorated the royal tombs. The images are accompanied by in-depth analyses of the most deeply held beliefs of the ancient kings and queens who lay there, beliefs that provided the impetus for the building, decoration and equipping of these magnificent tombs.
Beautifully illustrated in full colour, with thirty foldouts, this sumptuous volume will enable you to join the pharaohs of the New Kingdom on their journeys to immortality.
Zahi Hawass is General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt. He has written scores of books on the archaeology of ancient Egypt, including his memoir Secrets from the Sand, also published by Thames & Hudson.
Also of interest:
Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt’s Past
The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
The Complete Tutankhamun:
The King • The Tomb • The Royal Treasure
The Complete Valley of the Kings:
Tombs and Treasures of Egypt’s Greatest Pharaohs
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500513228 | | ISBN-13 978-0500513224 | | | | 31.2 x 27.0 cm | | PLC with Jacket including foldouts throughout | | 316pp | | 300 illustrations, 300 in colour | | First published 2006 | | | | £39.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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