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Mortuary Texts

Mortuary Texts is a category of religious writings in Ancient Egyptian literature comprising ritual spells, prayers, and instructions purposefully composed to ensure the deceased’s safe passage through the afterlife and resurrection, distinguishing them from other literary genres by their funerary function and esoteric cosmological content.

120

Publications

6.2K

Citations

149

Authors

47

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Variants

Funerary Texts

Parents

Publications

120

Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament

John A. Wilson, James B. Pritchard · Books Abroad · 1957 · 581 citations

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Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament

Edith Porada, James B. Pritchard · Artibus Asiae · 1952 · 485 citations

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Ancient near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament

W. F. Albright, James B. Pritchard · Journal of the American Oriental Society · 1951 · 460 citations

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Death, Property and the Ancestors: A Study of the Mortuary Customs of the Lo Dagaa of West Africa

Annemarie Shimony, Jack Goody · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1965 · 260 citations

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The Historical Dimension in Mortuary Expressions of Status and Sentiment [and Comments and Reply]

Aubrey Cannon, Brad Bartel, Richard W. Bradley et al. · Current Anthropology · 1989 · 254 citations

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Authors

149

  1. JB
    James B. Pritchard

    Johnson & Johnson (United States), United States

    3 publications · 1.5K citations

    3

    h-index

  2. HW
    Howard Williams

    University of Chester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 91 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. RO
    R. O. Faulkner

    3 publications · 341 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. TG
    T. George Allen

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 65 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. LT
    Lana Troy

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

47

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    49 citations

  2. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    98 citations

  5. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  6. Heidelberg University

    Tiffin, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  7. University of the Arts Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  8. University of Warsaw

    Warsaw, Poland

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    96 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 14 publications · 714 citations

    11

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  2. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt

    JARCE · 6 publications · 192 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

    4 publications · 151 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Sixteenth Century Journal

    ESCJ · 3 publications · 83 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. African Arts

    2 publications · 231 citations

    2

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