The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology - E. A. Wallis Budge

Author: E. A. Wallis Budge

Publisher: Dover Publications

Format: Paperback

Edition: Dover edition first published in 1989. Unabridged republication of the second, revised and enlarged Cambridge University Press edition published in 1925. Printing not stated.

ISBN: 9780486259284

Condition: Second-hand. Good condition overall, with visible rubbing, light marks and handling wear to the covers. The spine has horizontal creasing and edge wear, with minor wear at the corners and cover edges. An old retail price sticker remains on the rear cover. Pages show light age-toning but appear intact and securely bound. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A detailed illustrated study of ancient Egyptian mummification, burial customs and beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife. Budge examines funerary ceremonies, coffins, tombs, grave goods, Egyptian gods, ritual texts and the Book of the Dead, supported by 154 photographs and line illustrations.