A Miscellany of Demotic Texts and Studies
Title | A Miscellany of Demotic Texts and Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Paul John Frandsen |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9788772895475 |
Third in the series of texts of the The Carlsberg Papyri.
The Carlsberg Papyri
Title | The Carlsberg Papyri PDF eBook |
Author | Paul John Frandsen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 171 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Shaw |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 1300 |
Release | 2020-05-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199271879 |
The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology offers a comprehensive survey of the entire study of ancient Egypt, from prehistory through to the end of the Roman period. Authoritative yet accessible, and covering a wide range of topics, it is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers alike.
A Berichtigungsliste of Demotic Documents: Ostrakon editions and various publications
Title | A Berichtigungsliste of Demotic Documents: Ostrakon editions and various publications PDF eBook |
Author | A. A. den Brinker |
Publisher | Peeters Publishers |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9789042916043 |
There seems to be no brief English equivalent for the concept of a +Berichtigungsliste; . This demotic +Berichtigungsliste; collects and critically presents corrections and supplements to editions of demotic documentary texts: papyri, ostraka, inscriptions, mummy labels, graffiti - everything demotic that was not clearly written as a secular or religious literary composition. We have added all the information we have found concerning inventory numbers and photographs as well as republications of the texts in question which the scholar working with these texts might like to have. Although the +Berichtigungsliste; chiefly concerns text editions, be they published in monographs or articles, texts that have been published only in photography or facsimile are also included. The period covered for the publications that have been ransacked for the purpose of our +Berichtigungsliste; is roughly the Twentieth Century: 1900-2000. In subsequent volumes, we intend to extend this time-range into the Nineteenth Century as well as into the future.
A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period
Title | A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period PDF eBook |
Author | Gojko Barjamovic |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum Press |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 8763536455 |
This study includes a revised model of the historical geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period (c. 1969-1715 BC), that is based on topographical, archaeological, and written records. The book challenges traditional views of Anatolian geography by using arguments based on logistics, infrastructure, and the organization of trade to suggest a new interpretation focused on central markets, fluctuating prices, and interlocking regional systems of exchange. The historical implications of this revised geography for Old Assyrian and early Hittite history and Bronze Age archaeology are extensively discussed. The book contains translations and discussions of passages from hundreds of published and unpublished Old Assyrian texts and gives a comprehensive inventory of Anatolian toponyms, accompanied by numerous photographs and maps.
Lost Ramessid and Post-Ramessid Private Tombs in the Theban Necropolis
Title | Lost Ramessid and Post-Ramessid Private Tombs in the Theban Necropolis PDF eBook |
Author | Lise Manniche |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum Press |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 8763505347 |
Part of the "Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications" series, this volume is a study of tombs of officials in the Theban necropolis, now lost, but recorded in the manuscripts of travellers to Egypt in the early and mid 19th century. It also includes the fragments of relevant wall-decoration in museums and other collections.
The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth
Title | The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Jasnow |
Publisher | Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
Pages | 612 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Book of Thoth |
ISBN | 9783447050821 |
The composition, which the editors entitle the "Book of Thoth", is preserved on over forty Graeco-Roman Period papyri from collections in Berlin, Copenhagen, Florence, New Haven, Paris, and Vienna. The central witness is a papyrus of fifteen columns in the Berlin Museum. Written almost entirely in the Demotic script, the Book of Thoth is probably the product of scribes of the "House of Life", the temple scriptorium. It comprises largely a dialogue between a deity, usually called "He-who-praises-knowledge" (presumably Thoth himself) and a mortal, "He-who-loves-knowledge". The work covers such topics as the scribal craft, sacred geography, the underworld, wisdom, prophecy, animal knowledge, and temple ritual. Particularly remarkable is one section (the "Vulture Text") in which each of the 42 nomes of Egypt is identified with a vulture. The language is poetic; the lines are often clearly organized into verses. The subject-matter, dialogue structure, and striking phraseology raise many issues of scholarly interest; especially intriguing are the possible connections between this Egyptian work, in which Thoth is called "thrice-great", and the classical Hermetic Corpus, in which Hermes Trismegistos plays the key role. The first volume comprises interpretative essays, discussion of specific points such as the manuscript tradition, script, and language. The core of the publication is the transliteration of the Demotic text, translation, and commentary. A consecutive translation, glossary, bibliography, and indices conclude the first volume. The second volume contains photographs of the papyri, almost all of which reproduce their original size.