Ritva Kurittu Wrote:
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> As you may know, I don't for one nanosecond buy
> into each king having his own view of what was
> required of the funeral. If that were so, then
> they would not have had any common beliefs. But
> they may have had their individual ways of
> expressing the idea, which is not the same thing
> at all.

You can see the same thing at any modern cemetery. There will be big, elaborate moniments alongside small plaques. the plaques themselves are decorated according to the tastes & wishes of the deceased & family. So while the variation is there, the intent & underlying belifs remain the same.