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Reproduction of a painting from the tomb of Ipuki and Nebamon at Thebes. 14th century BC. Ashes were put on one`s head as a sign of mourning.

Tomb

Reproduction of a painting from the tomb of Ipuki and Nebamon at Thebes. 14th century BC. Ashes were put on one`s head as a sign of mourning..

An ancient tomb

Tomb

An ancient tomb.

Tombs at Tantur, stone rolled to cover entrance to one

Tomb

Tombs at Tantur, stone rolled to cover entrance to one.

A mummy being embalmed (like Joseph was)

Mummy

A mummy being embalmed (like Joseph was).
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Assyrian glazed terra-cotta coffin

Coffin

Assyrian glazed terra-cotta coffin.

Egyptian sarcophagi

Coffin

Egyptian sarcophagi.

Painting a mummy case

Coffin

Painting a mummy case.

Phoenician Sarcophagus

Coffin

Phoenician Sarcophagus.

Egyptian coffins

Coffin

Egyptian coffins.

Egyptian women mourning at a grave, with uplifted hands

Funeral

Egyptian women mourning at a grave, with uplifted hands.

Egyptian funeral procession

Funeral

Egyptian funeral procession.

Egyptian Sepulchral boat, carrying the coffin and other artefacts.

Funeral

Egyptian Sepulchral boat, carrying the coffin and other artefacts..

Flute player, traditionally to accompany mourning at a funeral

Funeral

Flute player, traditionally to accompany mourning at a funeral.

Palestinian women mourning at a grave, with uplifted hands

Funeral

Palestinian women mourning at a grave, with uplifted hands.

Wailing women at a grave

Funeral

Wailing women at a grave.

Stone at the mouth of a Sepulchre of the Kings, Jerusalem

Grave

Stone at the mouth of a Sepulchre of the Kings, Jerusalem.

Tombs, hewn out of rocks

Grave

Tombs, hewn out of rocks.

Mummy, of Penamen, priest of Amun Ra

Mummy

Mummy, of Penamen, priest of Amun Ra.

Egyptians embalming a mummy - cf Gen.50.2,26

Mummy

Egyptians embalming a mummy - cf Gen.50.2,26.

Preparing mummies. Top: making the sarcophagus. Bottom: Bandaging and preparing the mummy.

Mummy

Preparing mummies. Top: making the sarcophagus. Bottom: Bandaging and preparing the mummy..

A mummy taken out of the sarcophagus

Mummy

A mummy taken out of the sarcophagus.