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Schutz, Manon Yvonne
Sleep, Beds, and Death in Ancient Egypt

Studies on the Bed as a Female Entity.

In ancient Egypt, beds are the first documented pieces of furniture, highlighting their significance from the very beginning - a significance that can be traced right back to the Roman period. They occur as actual items and models as well as in paintings, reliefs and texts. As death and sleep have been intrinsically linked since Predynastic times, it is certainly not surprising that beds do not only play an important role in the everyday life of their owners, but also in the context of burials. In fact, most of the known material stems from burials. Using various two- and three-dimensional types of evidence, the study by Manon Yvonne Schutz tests modern preconceptions and deconstructs them where necessary, before reconstructing the term 'bed' from the ancient Egyptian perspective. A major focus lies on the object as a representation of the mother goddess, who embraces and protects the deceased sleeper during the night and actively helps him or her to wake up and be reborn in the morning. Ultimately, this volume tells a (not THE) story of the ancient Egyptian bed which, at its core, is a tale about the shared fears and hopes of humankind. XV,739 Seiten mit 224 teils farbigen Abb. und 6 Tabellen, Großformat, gebunden (Philippika. Altertumswissenschaftliche Abhandlungen; Band 187/Harrassowitz Verlag 2026) zarter Kratzer von 12 cm im vorderen Einband, sonst nur leichte Lagerspuren/slight 12 cm scratch on the front cover, minor shelfwear