Catharine H Roehrig
Biographic Data
| ID | 6042774 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catharine H Roehrig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catharine H |
| FAMILY NAME | Roehrig |
| SIGNATURE | ROEHRIG C H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Magical Bricks and the Bricks of Birth
Four mud-bricks inscribed with spells from Chapter 151 of the Book of the Dead are often found in the burial chambers of royal and elite tombs dating from the New Kingdom. These bricks can be shown to represent the four bricks that supported women during childbirth. The use of bricks in a mortuary context is thus metaphorical, replicating the equipment of an earthly birth in order to ensure the deceased's rebirth into the other world. Such bricks…
Magical Bricks and the Bricks of Birth
The Complete Valley of the Kings
Corpus of Reliefs of the New Kingdom from the Memphite Necropolis and Lower Egypt, Volume 1
Das Grab des Sobekhotep
Valley of the Kings
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Corpus of Reliefs of the New Kingdom from the Memphite Necropolis and Lower Egypt, Volume 1
Das Grab des Sobekhotep
Valley of the Kings
The Complete Valley of the Kings
Magical Bricks and the Bricks of Birth
Four mud-bricks inscribed with spells from Chapter 151 of the Book of the Dead are often found in the burial chambers of royal and elite tombs dating from the New Kingdom. These bricks can be shown to represent the four bricks that supported women during childbirth. The use of bricks in a mortuary context is thus metaphorical, replicating the equipment of an earthly birth in order to ensure the deceased's rebirth into the other world. Such bricks…
Magical Bricks and the Bricks of Birth
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