Religion

ISBN: 9781842174920
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Crown of Arsinoë II is a detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II which has important conclusions for ancient Egyptian history. Images of Arsinoë are represen... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307695
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The heart amulet is one of the most often depicted images in Egyptian art. Due to the scarcity of archaeological information available about the heart amulet, its artistic depictions represent an important and decisive source for the study of t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307909
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Death and the life-giving waters of the Nile were intimately interwoven in ancient Egyptian religion. The principal objective of this study is to develop a synthetic perspective for enhancing the understanding of the religious roles water had i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780856982002
Published by : Egypt Exploration Society
The Mother of Apis inscriptions (534-41 BC), found in 1966-71 in and outside the Mother of Apis Catacomb at North Saqqara by the Egypt Exploration Society, comprise the stelae and graffiti of the masons who constructed the catacomb and of the p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782915840278
Published by : Librairie Cybèle
The diversity of topics addressed by the authors testifies to the popularity of the goddess Isis, but also the vast field of study she still offers. Relying in particular on recent discoveries, Pierre Tallet investigates the function of the co... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885923806
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: ORIENTAL INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS
Volume: 82
Hope for life after death is evidenced even in prehistoric times in Upper Egypt. The first written aids for attaining and supporting life in the hereafter were the Pyramid Texts inscribed within royal tombs toward the end of the Old Kingdom. In... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788073083342
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
The first millennium BCE represents for Egypt a period of tremendous change and development on the political, social, economic and religious level. The millennium was shaped and characterized by a continuous interaction between Egypt as an ind... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004170308
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
Studying Ramesses II's Dedicatory Inscription in detail allows one to connect it with the development of the Solar-Osirian theology postdating the Amarna Period of Egypt. This study thus links the historical background of the pharaoh's visit to... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714119687
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: LERTBM
The collection of late hieratic religious papyri in the British Museum is one of the most important in the world. This volume deals with the Books of Breathing and related texts, comprising about fifty papyri all from the Ptolemaic or Roman per... .... Learn More