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Informationen zum Autor Dr Zahi Hawass has made many major discoveries, including the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza, the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya and the identification of the mummy of Hatshepsut. He is Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt, and the author of many popular books, including King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb , The Royal Tombs of Egypt and his memoirs Secrets from the Sand , all published by Thames & Hudson. Klappentext In the foothills of the Theban massif in southern Egypt, not far from the Valley of the Kings, lie hundreds of unique and wonderfully decorated tombs from the New Kingdom belonging to the people who served the pharaohs. This book gives the reader access to a selection of these extraordinary monuments. Zusammenfassung In the foothills of the Theban massif in southern Egypt, not far from the Valley of the Kings, lie hundreds of unique and wonderfully decorated tombs from the New Kingdom belonging to the people who served the pharaohs. The Lost Tombs of Thebes gives the reader unprecedented and privileged access to a selection of these extraordinary monuments.The beautiful scenes and texts that adorn their walls include some of the most exquisite examples of Egyptian art to be found anywhere in the land of the Nile. Combining scholarship with superb photography, including numerous foldouts, this magnificent volume will bring these lost tombs back into the light and illuminate the mysterious world of ancient Thebes and the nobles who lived and died there in Egypt’s Golden Age. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Eternal House of the Soul • 1. The Nobles of the New Kingdom 2. The Architecture of the New Kingdom Tombs • 3. Scenes of Earthly Life • 4. Journey to the Afterlife • 5. Burial Equipment • 6. Saving the Valley of the Nobles
