TY - BOOK AU - Zahi Hawass AU - Vannini,Sandro TI - The Noble tombs of Thebes: life in paradise SN - 9780500051597 (hbk.) U1 - 932 21 PY - 2009/// CY - cairo, New York PB - The American University in Cairo Press KW - Tombs KW - Egypt KW - Valley of the Kings KW - Pictorial works KW - Decoration KW - Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian KW - Grab KW - Ägypten (altes) KW - Theben (Ägypten) KW - Bildband KW - idsbb KW - Wandmalerei KW - Valley of the Kings (Egypt) KW - sears KW - Decoration and ornament KW - Mural painting and decoration KW - swd KW - Sperrung KW - Publikum KW - Antiquities N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index; The eternal house of the soul -- The nobles of the new kingdom at Thebes -- The function and architecture of the Theban tombs -- Art and artists: the decoration of the Theban tombs -- Scenes of earthly life -- From death to eternal life -- Cult rituals, offering meals, and banquets -- Taking it with you: burial equipment -- Explorers and vandals, ancient and modern -- Saving the Valley of the Nobles N2 - Shows the tombs of Thebes, the landscape of the ancient city, and the lives of the nobles who lived there during Egypt's golden age ER -