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Sara Nimis
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For the Living and the Dead: The Funerary Laments of Upper Egypt, Ancient and Modern ' Christian epigraphy' Sara NimisElizabeth WickettThe funeral laments of Upper Egypt have an elaborate and ancient history stretching back more than 5,000 years. Even the chants of modern day lamenters, echo the words of their ancestors. Yet this ancient tradition is now under threat from social and political change. The laments known as idid in Arabic are composed orally in performance. Elizabeth Wickett explores the performance, motifs and meanings of the laments and reveals their