Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt

The accompanying course offered by Dr. Melinda Nelson-Hurst at Tulane University is an amazing course that I'd highly recommend to any Tulane students with an option to study any of Dr. Nelson-Hurst's Egypt-related course offerings. The text was very easy to read, especially considering the intellectual density of the information. Specifically, the author doesn't waste words, sentences or paragraphs on fluff or on writing more intended to show off the author's extensive vocabulary and extensive command of the English language (rather than teach the coursework in a succinct manner). Very well written book. Difficult course, but well worth taking.

Ikram, as always, does a fantastic job of condensing Egyptian history and ritual into an extremely readable book. Highly recommend for students or general readers.

A very good review of Ancient Egyptian burial practices. No fluff, just the facts. I really like the construction of the AUC books, compact and made of excellent paper.

My book came faster than expected, and was exactly as described!

Presented well and written for ease of consumption and understanding. Good introduction to topics like mummification with brief overviews of dynastic history. Written in a beneficial format for reader to hone focus into more intricate areas for further research. Section regarding additional reading or further sources to explore is a nice inclusion. Glossary could be a bit more robust either in included terms or explanation of terms.

Answered so many questions I had as well as offered much more information. Nice reference book for my collection.

Great value

If you are interested in mummification, this is definitely the book to have. Salima Ikram writes well, and the stories she has to tell are just amazing. The discussion of making mummies includes not just the way humans are treated, but also animals, something that until the work of Dr. Ikram has been really difficult to find out about. She has photographs of things you won't find elsewhere (without a lot of looking through much more difficult to find sources), and a useful appendix and excellent index. My one regret is that the photographs are all in black and white (and for a few of them the lack of contrast indicates that they were transferred from colour images). I would love to have the beautiful colour photos I am sure she has access to. But that would make this a much more expensive volume. The quality of the information, the images that she does use, and the lively writing all added together make this a must for someone with great curiosity about ancient Egypt.

Salima at her best, doing what she loves best, loved the book In depth and factual but so entertaining as not to bore or be too highbrow to follow

J'adore Salima Ikram. Egyptologue et spécialiste des momies, elle a passé sa vie à faire des recherches sur le terrain en Egypte. Sa passion et sa manière didactique me plait beaucoup. Je conseille ses ouvrages et ses vidéos (National Geographic - RMC, Arte, etc ...).

Cercavo giusto il testo da inserire nella mia bibliografia di dottorato! Che dire, fantastico!! La dottoressa Ikram è sempre una garanzia

Very informative and readable

Wer gerne TV-Dokumentationen über Ägypten ansieht, kennt Dr. Salima Ikram garantiert. Ihr Buch über Mumien und Bestattung im Alten Ägypten liest sich flüssig und eignet sich gut dazu, das im TV erworbene Wissen zu vertiefen. Ich habe die englische Ausgabe gelesen, was mit mittleren Englischkenntnissen kein Problem darstellen sollte. Die Sprache ist klar, verständlich und ägyptologische Fachausdrücke werden am Ende in einem Glossar erklärt. Kaufempfehlung!