Three Hundred Years of Death: The Egyptian Funerary Industry in the Ptolemaic Period

‎Contents
‎Preface and Acknowledgments
‎Tables, Figures and Plates
‎Illustration Credits
‎Abbreviations
‎Outline of Egyptian Chronology
‎Introduction
	‎1. Setting the Scene
	‎2. Previous Scholarship on the Subject
	‎3. Scope and Organisation of the Book
	‎4. Notes on the Conventions and Abbreviations Used
‎Part 1. The Organisation of the Necropolis and Its Funerary Priests
	‎Chapter 1. The Theban Necropolis
		‎1. The Overseer of the Necropolis
		‎2. The Lesonis
		‎3. The Steward
		‎4. Choachytes
		‎5. Territorial Jurisdiction of the Choachytes
		‎6. Embalmers
		‎7. Territorial Jurisdiction of the Embalmers
		‎8. Other Funerary Priests
	‎Chapter 2. The Edfu Necropolis
		‎1. The Overseer of the Necropolis and the Lesonis
		‎2. Choachytes and Lector-Priests
		‎3. Territorial Jurisdiction of Edfu Necropolis Workers
	‎Chapter 3. The Memphite necropolis
		‎1. The Overseer of the necropolis
		‎2. God’s Seal-Bearers as Lector-Priests and Choachytes
		‎3. Territorial Jurisdiction of the Memphite Funerary Priests
	‎Chapter 4. The Hawara Necropolis
		‎1. The Overseer of the God’s Seal-Bearers and Embalmers
		‎2. God’s Seal-Bearers (and) Embalmers as Lector-Priests and Choachytes
		‎3. Other Funerary Priests
		‎4. Territorial Jurisdiction of the Hawara Funerary Priests
		‎5. The Organisation of the Hawara Necropolis
	‎Chapter 5. The Necropolises in Middle Egypt
		‎1. The Head of the Necropolis
		‎2. Lector-Priests and Embalmers
		‎3. Man of the Necropolis
		‎4. Seal-Bearer Who Attends the God
		‎5. God’s Seal-Bearers
		‎6. Necrotaphoi
		‎7. Territorial Jurisdiction of the Funerary Priests in Middle Egypt
	‎Chapter 6. Female Funerary priests
		‎1. Choachytes
		‎2. Embalmers
	‎Chapter 7. Services, Income and Taxation of Funerary Priests
		‎1. Definition of the Services Performed by Funerary Priests
		‎2. Different Types of Revenues
		‎3. Income of Lector-Priests and Embalmers
		‎4. Personal and Professional Taxation, Contributions and Exemptions
		‎5. Other Economic Activities of the Funerary Priests
	‎Chapter 8. Priestly Associations
		‎1. Association of Theban Choachytes
		‎2. Association of Theban Lector Priests
		‎3. Association of Memphite Mortuary Priests
		‎4. Associations of Mortuary Priests in the Fayum
		‎5. Associations of Mortuary Priests in Middle Egypt
	‎Chapter 9. The Funerary Priests and Their Social Context
		‎1. Place of Residence of the Funerary Priests
		‎2. The Funerary Priests and Their Families
‎Part 2. Death, Mummification and Burial
	‎Chapter 10. Death
		‎1. The Mourning Period
		‎2. Arranging for the Services of Funerary Priests
		‎3. Transport of the Deceased to the Necropolis
	‎Chapter 11. Mummification
		‎1. The Embalming Place: the pr-nfr and the wꜥb.t
		‎2. Arranging for the Mummification of the Deceased
		‎3. The Mummification Process: Stages, Rituals and Materials
		‎4. Funerary Priests Involved in the Mummification Process
	‎Chapter 12. Burial
		‎1. Role of the Funerary Priests Following the Mummification Process
		‎2. Funeral and Burial
		‎3. The Lexicology of the Entombment
		‎4. Delayed Burial
		‎5. Mortuary Cult
	‎Chapter 13. Funerary Expenses
		‎1. Mummification Materials and Burial Equipment: Production, Acquisition and Provision
		‎2. Provision of Mummification Materials and Burial Equipment
		‎3. Burial Taxes
		‎4. Cost and Payment of the ‘Mummification and Burial’
	‎Chapter 14. The Deceased
		‎1. The Living and the Dead
		‎2. Epithets of the Dead
		‎3. Social Status and Ethnic Background of the Deceased
‎Part 3. Necropolises, Tombs and Burials
	‎Chapter 15. Necropolises
		‎1. Location of Burial Grounds
		‎2. Funerary Landscape: Topographical Textual Notes
		‎3. God’s Acre: Possession, Taxation and Acquisition of Plots and Tombs
	‎Chapter 16. Tombs
		‎1. The Lexicography of Tombs’ Typology
		‎2. Tombs’ Typology: Textual and Archaeological Evidence
		‎3. Building a New Tomb
		‎4. Using an Existing Tomb
		‎5. Collective Tombs
	‎Chapter 17. Burials
		‎1. Select Survey of Inhumations’ Typology
‎Part 4. Discussion and Conclusion
	‎Chapter 18. Discussion and Conclusion
		‎1. The Organisation of the Necropolis and Its Funerary Priests
		‎2. Death, Mummification and Burial
		‎3. Necropolises, Tombs and Burials
‎Appendix 1. Palaeographical and Orthographical Analysis of the Root ḳs
‎Appendix 2. P. Florence 3667 (111BC)
‎Appendix 3. Tables
‎Bibliography
‎List of the Main Primary Sources Analysed (Arranged by Necropolis and Category)
‎Bibliographical Details of the Primary Sources Cited (Arranged Alphabetically and by Museums’ Inventory Number)
‎List of Personal Names
‎List of Toponyms Mentioned
‎Select Index of Words
‎Plates