Language & Texts
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The Hay Archive of Coptic Spells on Leather: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Materiality of Magical Practice [Paperback]
Elisabeth O'Connell (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9780861592333
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 233
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The Hay manuscripts are an assemblage of seven leather sheets bearing Coptic ‘magical’ texts and illustrations produced in the 8th/9th century AD. They contain a handbook, sometimes referred to as the ‘Hay cookbook’, and other formularies for prot... .... Learn More -
Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 21 [Paperback]
Amir Harrak (Editor)
£55.00ISBN: 9781463243968
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
Volume: 21
A refereed journal published annually by the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies. .... Learn More -
Dossiers of Ancient Egyptian Women [Paperback]
Danijela Stefanovic (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781906137519
Published by : Golden House Publications
The book collects more than 400 dossiers of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period non-royal women. This work is complementary to D. Franke Personendaten aus dem Mittleren Reich (Wiesbaden 1984), and to W. Grajetzki and D. Stefanović, D... .... Learn More -
A Castration Story from the Tebtunis Temple Library [Hardback]
Rana Serida (Author)
Regular Price: £53.99
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ISBN: 9788763544320
Published by : Museum Tusculanum Press
This volume presents the first edition of a hitherto unattested narrative from the Tebtunis temple library (1st-2nd century AD). The story seems to have formed part of the so-called Inaros Cycle; it is set in the reign of king Necho I (672-664 BC)... .... Learn More -
Current Research in Egyptology 16 (2015) [Paperback]
Alto Belekdanian (Editor); Christelle Alvarez (Editor); Solene Klein (Editor); Ann-Katrin Gill (Editor)
£38.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781785703638
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Current Research in Egyptology
Volume: 16
The sixteenth Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) conference was held from the 15–18 April 2015 at the University of Oxford and once again provided a platform for postgraduates and early career Egyptologists, as well as independent researchers, t... .... Learn More -
An Archaeological Discussion of Writing Practice [Paperback]
Massimiliano Samuele Pinarello (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9781906137458
Published by : Golden House Publications
This book focuses on the archaeology of ancient Egyptian communication technologies, exploring the definitions and the material culture of ancient Egyptian writing practice. In contrast with older approaches that define writing as a system of soci... .... Learn More -
JJP Supplement 25 (2015) Journal of Juristic Papyrology: The Alexandrian Church. People and Institutions [Hardback]
Ewa Wipszycka (Author)
£66.50ISBN: 9788393842544
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Supplements
Volume: 25
… a description of the hierarchical Church, its framework and machinery. The word ‘description’ is somehow too narrow to express what I would like to present, for my ambition is to show how the ecclesiastical institutions functioned. What I aim at... .... Learn More -
The Language of Ramesses [Paperback]
Francois Neveu (Author); Maria Cannata (Translator)
£29.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781782978688
Published by : Oxbow Books
François Neveu enables the reader to explore the Ramesside age through an understanding of Late Egyptian. This phase corresponds to the language spoken from the 17th to the 24th dynasty, which became a written language – used for private letters, ... .... Learn More -
Egyptian Stelae in the British Museum from the 13th - 17th Dynasties [Hardback]
M. Marée (Author); D. Franke (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780714119878
Published by : British Museum Press
Volume: 1
The British Museum holds the largest collection of Middle Kingdom stelae outside Egypt. This is the first full publication of the collection: the scenes and inscriptions of each of the 42 stelae are described in detail, with textu... .... Learn More -
JJP 42 (2012) Journal of Juristic Papyrology [Hardback]
Tomasz Derda (Editor); Adam Łajtar (Editor); Jakub Urbanik (Editor)
£43.00ISBN: 5550030354
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Journal
Volume: 42
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