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English edition
Jan
2007
316 pp.
Hardbound
27X31.5 cm
$59.95
LE 300.00
ISBN
978 977 416 043 1
For sale only in Egypt
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The Royal Tombs of Egypt
The Art of Thebes Revealed
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Zahi Hawass
Photographs by
Sandro Vannini
Remarkable wall paintings from Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is famous throughout the world as the burial place of the great New Kingdom pharaohs. It was here, in 1922, that Howard Carter stumbled upon the virtually intact tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun. The royal tombs, tunneled into the Theban cliffs, represented both gates to the Netherworld and the womb of the Great Goddess. Many of them contain wall paintings of the king with various gods and goddesses, as well as papyri, mummies, decorated coffins, and other artifacts.
This is the first book to reproduce the wall paintings and murals in their full splendor. It explores in great detail the most deeply-held beliefs of the ancient kings and queens who are buried here, beliefs that provided the impetus for the building, decoration, and equipping of these magnificent tombs. Beautifully illustrated in full color, with thirty foldouts, and accompanied by a detailed analysis of ancient Egyptian society and beliefs, it allows the reader to join the pharaohs of the New Kingdom on their journeys to immortality.
ZAHI HAWASS is the secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. He is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt’s Past (AUC Press, 2003), Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Unearthing the Masterpieces of Egyptian History (AUC Press, 2004), and The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun (AUC Press, 2006).
SANDRO VANNINI was born in Rome in 1959 and has been a professional photographer since 1980, working in many different areas including geographical reportage, architecture, and archaeology. He lives in Viterbo, Italy.
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