EPISODE · Jan 20, 2025 · 1H 48M
A Coffin Girl’s Guide to the Coffin Texts
from Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney · host Kara Cooney and Amber Myers
Journey into the Duat with Kara and Amber as they explore the collection of funerary spells known to Egyptologists as the Coffin Texts. They discuss their historical context, conception of the landscape of the underworld, and the religious-magical spells of transformation and protection that were meant to aid the deceased on their afterlife journey. Kara provides a Coffin Girl’s Guide to the Coffin Texts, focusing on spells that mention coffins.Sources and Further ReadingFaulkner, R. O. 2004. The ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts. Oxford: Aris & Phillips.Ritner, Robert K. 1993. The mechanics of ancient Egyptian magical practice. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 54. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Tomb of Yuya and ThuyaArchaeologists discover 1st astronomical observatory from ancient Egypt Get full access to Ancient/Now at ancientnow.substack.com/subscribe
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