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XI. Tempeltagung : The Discourse between Tomb and Temple

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Abstract

Twenty-nine papers by international scholars presenting new research on the interaction between two crucial expressions of ancient Egyptian thought, belief and culture: the temple and the tomb. The papers focused a.o. on the transmission and exchange of specific texts, decorative patterns or architectural elements between tomb and temple; the interchangeability of rituals, the economic interdependence and the priesthood and administration involved with both types of structures.

Seventy-two scholars attended the conference. Seventy-two scholars attended the conference.

The proceedings of the conference will be published in the series Königtum, Staat und Gesellschaft früher Hochkulturen (Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden).