Old Kingdom
The funerary texts of the Old Kingdom were initially reserved for the king only. Towards the end of the period, the texts appeared in the tombs of royal wives.
Read more about this topic: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts
Famous quotes containing the word kingdom:
“I suddenly realized that the devout Russian people no longer needed priests to pray them into heaven. On earth they were building a kingdom more bright than any heaven had to offer, and for which it was a glory to die.”
—John Reed (1887–1920)
“How we dwelt in two worlds
the daughters and the mothers
in the kingdom of the sons.”
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