Speak My Name

Name: Speak My Name
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SKU: 9781743328460
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Investigating Egyptian Mummies

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In Speak My Name, the narrative delves into historical and military landscapes, capturing the intense human experiences within these domains. It weaves a compelling account through personal stories and critical events, offering readers insight into the perseverance and challenges faced by individuals in these settings. Through meticulous storytelling, the book provides a rich tapestry of historical context blended with military intrigue.
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'Speak my name so that I may live again' 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.

Speak My Name: Investigating Egyptian Mummies 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.

A 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.

Beautifully illustrated, Speak My Name 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743328460

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Sydney University Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by James Fraser
Edited by Conni Lord
Edited by John Magnussen

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

Collections

History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Dr James Fraser is curator for the ancient Levant and Anatolia at the British Museum, London. As senior curator of the Nicholson Museum (201517), University of Sydney, he developed and led the Mummy Project and curated the Mummy Room exhibition for the Chau Chak Wing Museum. James currently directs the British Museum's excavation of a 4500-year-old olive oil factory in Jordan.

Dr Conni Lord is an Egyptologist at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. She has a Master of Arts (Egyptology) from Macquarie University, Sydney, and a Master of Science (forensic Egyptology) and a cross-disciplinary PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. Her main academic interest is bringing together scientific analysis and historical inquiry in the study of ancient Egyptian human remains and material culture, and then making the results accessible to a range of audiences, including students of all levels.

Professor John Magnussen is Professor of Radiology at Macquarie University, Sydney. He graduated in medicine from the University of New South Wales, before completing a PhD in nuclear medicine and biomedical engineering. He has special interests in neurological and cardiac imaging, as well as archaeology and ancient history, using advanced imaging techniques to analyse artefacts and remains from Babylonian times to the present day.