Coptic

ISBN: 9789088900747
Published by : Sidestone Press
The Coptic monastery and cemetery Deir el-Bachit stands on the hilltop of Dra' Abu el-Naga, the well-known necropolis in Qurna (West Bank, Luxor). It is the largest Coptic monastery complex preserved in Western Thebes and the first monastery th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781935488279
Published by : Coptic Orthodox Church Centre at Shephalbury Manor
In May 2008, the Coptic Orthodox Centre in Stevenage, UK organized a conference on Coptic Culture: Past, Present, and Future. The conference aimed to highlight the contributions and achievements of one of the most obscure periods of Egyptian h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308357
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A collection of papers in honour of Sergio Pernigotti. Contents: 1) Iconografia del pateco su coccodrilli su una gemma magica (Alessia Amenta); 2) Abitanti della Colchide in Egitto? I percorsi di un errore di lettura (Guido Bastianini); 3) Tra ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885923714
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: ORIENTAL INSTITUTE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume: 30
Bir Umm Fawakhir is a fifth-sixth century A.D. Coptic/Byzantine gold-mining town located in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt. The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago carried out four seasons of arc... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780856981906
Published by : Egypt Exploration Society
Series: Excavation Memoirs

Volume: 97
This book records the results of excavations and investigations undertaken by the Egypt Exploration Society between 1963 and 1998 on the largest surviving building, the Cathedral Church, on the significant site of Qasr Ibrim, one of the very fe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789774160936
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
Volume two of the American University in Cairo Press's new history of the Coptic Orthodox Papacy takes the reader from the Arab conquest to the Ottoman conquest. Swanson combines narrative with analysis, providing a detailed critique of the source... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788392591924
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Supplements
Volume: 13
This book contains the publication of the Greek and Coptic inscriptions that were brought to light during archaeological work on the site of Qasr Ibrim (Egyptian Nubia) carried out by the Egypt Exploration Society from 1963 onwards. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782600013505
Published by : Librairie Droz S.A.
Series: HAUTES ETUDES DU MONDE GRéCO-ROMAIN
Volume: 44
Roger Bagnall demonstrates that much of the discussion on Christians and Christian manuscripts in Egypt during the first to third centuries is based on erroneous dating of papyri, misconceptions on the role of Christians in the history of codi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780981272603
Published by : St. Mark's Coptic Museum
Marguerite Nakhla was born in 1908 and passed away in 1977. She is considered one of the pioneers of the twentieth century Modern Egyptian Art Movement. In 1975 she was recognized as the leading Egyptian woman artist in the first half of that c... .... Learn More