Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.18.5, pp. 2869-2892
 
Meroitic Funerary Religion
by Janice W. Yellin, Wellesley, MA

Contents

I. Introduction 2869
II. The Evidence for Meroitic Funerary Beliefs 2872

1. The Inscriptional Evidence: Hieroglyphic

2872

2. The Inscriptional Evidence: Meroitic

2873

3. The Archaeological Evidence for Meroitic Funerary Beliefs: Royal Burials at Meroe

2873

4. The Art Historical Evidence for Meroitic Funerary Beliefs: Royal Pyramid Chapel Decorations

2875

5. The Archaeological and Art Historical Evidence for Meroitic Funerary Beliefs: Burials of the Lower and Elite Classes in the Meroitic South and North (Nubia)

2878

6. The Evidence from Meroitic Offering Tables for Meroitic Funerary Religion

2881
III. Summary: Meroitic Funerary Beliefs and Practices 2884
Bibliography 2888
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