商品簡介
This volume, to accompany a special exhibit of the U. of Chicago's Oriental Institute, describes the life of Meresamun, a singer in the Interior of the Temple of Amun, the pre-eminent god of Thebes in ancient Egypt. Exhibit curator Teeter and Johnson (both Egyptology, Oriental Institute of the U. of Chicago) describe the historical context of her life, her coffin and mummy, the role and function of temple singers, life in Egyptian society, and the status and employment of women in it, with many photos and descriptions of objects from the exhibit shown throughout, as well as CT images and computer graphics renderings of Meresamun's skull and explanation of what they reveal about the mummy. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
