Title The gods and symbols of ancient Egypt : an illustrated dictionary / Manfred Lurker [translated from the German ... by Barbara Cummings]

Edition English edition / revised, enlarged, and picture-edited by Peter A. Clayton Published New York, NY : Thames and Hudson, 1980

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Description 142 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm regular print Summary "A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri." --Publisher description Analysis Ancient Egyptian religion Symbolism - Encyclopaedias Notes Translation of: Götter und Symbole der alten Ägypter Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index Notes Translated from the German Subject Cummings, Barbara. Philips Design (Firm) Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken. Gods, Egyptian -- Dictionaries. Signs and symbols -- Egypt. Symbolism -- Dictionaries. SUBJECT Egypt -- Religion http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041328 -- Dictionaries. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001671 Genre/Form Dictionaries. LC no. 80050795 ISBN 0500110182 0500272530 9780500110188 9780500272534

Other Titles Götter und Symbole der alten Ägypter. English Gods and symbols of ancient Egypt

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