{"product_id":"9781743328460","title":"Speak My Name","description":"Author: James Fraser\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781743328460\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Speak my name so that I may live again\u0026amp;#x27; was often written on the walls of Egyptian tombs, imploring visitors to speak the names of the dead and make offerings on their behalf. These acts of continued remembrance sustained the dead in the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeak My Name: Investigating Egyptian Mummies\u003c\/i\u003e explores the coffins and mummies of Meruah, Padiashaikhet, Horus and Mer-Neith-it-es, who lived in Egypt between 1200 BCE and 100 CE and whose mummies and\/or coffins are now in the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA multidisciplinary team provides new insights into mummification and coffin manufacture in ancient Egypt through a combination of scientific and Egyptological methods, including CT imaging, skeletal analysis, radiocarbon dating, and digital modelling and illustration. Their discoveries illuminate the personhood of the individuals these mummies and coffins represent. Advances in technology allow us to respectfully learn about their daily lives, including nutrition, health and disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated, \u003ci\u003eSpeak My Name\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how science and archaeology work together to help us better understand the past. By studying the life and death of Meruah, Padiashaikhet, Horus and Mer-Neith-it-es, we speak their names again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839831724190,"sku":"ADS-9781743328460","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781743328460.jpg?v=1778827567","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781743328460","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}