Tutankhamun's Funeral

by Dorothea Arnold, Herbert Eustis Winlock

In 1907, more than a decade before the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, archaeologists unearthed remains from the mummification and funeral of the pharaoh, who ruled ancient Egypt in the 14th century B.C. Now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, these materials provide physical evidence of burial rites of the now-legendary king, who is making headlines once again after new scientific investigations to determine the cause of his early death.

Tutankhamun's Funeral includes a classic text written in 1941 by Herbert E. Winlock, one of the early 20th century’s leading Egyptologists, featuring in-depth analysis of the objects and their significance. In addition, an introduction and appendix by Dorothea Arnold update the findings with recent scholarship. The book is illustrated throughout with new color photography as well as many historical images and drawings.

Genres: Egypt

72 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2010

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tutankhamun's Funeral is a book produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art that focuses on the embalming cache found in Tomb 54 of the Valley of the Kings. This cache contained materials produced for and possibly used in the funeral and burial of Tutankhamun. Chiefly, this book consists of a 1941 essay by Herbert E. Winlock that describes the more important finds, an appendix that updates the text (which I wished it had been inserted as footnotes, thus preventing the reader to have flick back-and-forth every time they encountered an asterisk in the text) and an introduction that is quite informative in its own right. Accompanied by photographs of the finds – and similar items – it is well worth the read or flick-through, but a little dry.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet, delivers new research and some beautiful photographs. On a topic most people don't learn about, made all the more interesting by the fact that it was the funeral cache of famous boy king Tutankhamun. I like the combination of original essay and new curatorial notes.
The image on the cover is deceiving since that is not something that was discovered in the funerary cache.