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The great dedicatory inscription of Ramesses II : a Solar-Osirian Tractate at Abydos
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ISSN: 15662055 ISBN: 9789004170308 9004170308 9786612399848 1282399845 9047442571 9789047442578 9781282399846 6612399848 Year: 2009 Volume: 33 Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill,

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This volume covers, for the first time, the interaction of a major historical event with the development of the Egyptian Solar-Osirian theology. Pharaoh Ramesses II visited the sacred area of Abydos soon after his recognition of power at Luxor in Thebes. With him were many high officials, one of whom would be soon appointed to be the high Priest of Amun at Thebes, Nebwenenef. During his visit, the king stressed his personal relationship with his father, Seti I as well as ordering the completion of his temple. By analyzing certain passages within Ramesses’ official acccount, the Dedicatory Inscription, with others of Seti, a more nuanced appreciation of the growing theological system of Osirus plus Re, the sun god, comes to the fore. This significance of this is heightened when we remember that the king's account was exhibited in the portico of Seti I’s temple. 'Anthony Spalinger’s new monograph discusses the Great Dedicatory Inscription and these processes anew by means of perspicuous, accurate, translations of the surviving texts, enlivened by equally stimulating commentaries. These are accompanied likewise by meticulously researched footnotes, which have been marshaled with a diligence for which the author is rightly renowned...All of this is done here with exemplary skill and a fine eye for detail, and our libraries are far the richer for it.' A.J. Peden


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Préhistoires de l’écriture
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ISBN: 9791032000403 9791032003695 Year: 2021 Publisher: Aix-en-Provence, France : Presses universitaires de Provence,

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La genèse des premières écritures suscite toujours beaucoup d’intérêt et reste souvent mal comprise. Ce colloque a eu pour ambition de faire se rencontrer des spécialistes qui travaillent sur différents systèmes graphiques attestés au IVe millénaire en Égypte. Ils ont examinés différents supports d’image à cette période, en Égypte et avec des comparatifs en Mésopotomie, avant de s’interroger aussi sur le lien entre l’écrit et l’image, la pratique graphique impliquée et le contexte socio-culturel dans lequel cette transformation s’est produite et le statut du signe. Il semble en effet que la relation entre le signe et le support puisse être une clef de compréhension. Des pistes très prometteuses et novatrices sont ouvertes par la prise en compte des techniques de mémorisation de performances orales liées à la pratique rituelle. The genesis of early writing has generated a geat deal of interest and is often misunderstood. The goal of this scientific meeting was to gather scholars working on different graphical systems attested during the 4th millenium BCE in Egypt. Different material supports have been taken into account for this period, in Egypt and with comparisons in Mesopotamia. The authors also investigate the link between image and writing, the social and cultural contexts within which this transformation occured and the status of the sign. Indeed, it seems that the relation between the sign and the material support might be a key of understanding. Several promising avenues have been pinpointed while taking into account of the memorization techniques of oral performance in ritual practice.


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Causing His Name To Live: Studies in Egyptian Epigraphy and History in Memory of William J. Murnane
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ISBN: 1282601512 9786612601514 9047429885 9789047429883 9781282601512 9789004176447 9004176446 Year: 2009 Volume: 37 Publisher: Brill

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William J. Murnane (1945-2000) dedicated his life to the epigraphic recording and historical interpretation of the monuments of pharaonic Egypt. In tribute to his important contributions to Egyptology, a prominent group of his colleagues and students offer a range of new studies on Egyptian epigraphy and historiography. Amarna studies loom large in the volume as they did in Murnane's own work. Several chapters investigate the art, history and chronology of the reigns of Akhenaten and his immediate successors. Other contributions deal with historical issues, especially those connected with the epigraphic and archaeological aspects of the Theban temples of Karnak and Luxor. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings.


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Provinztempel Ägyptens von der 0. bis zur 11. Dynastie
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ISSN: 01699601 ISBN: 9789004179332 900417933X 9047441680 1283852454 9789047441687 Year: 2010 Volume: 30. Bd. Publisher: Brill

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Egyptian temples are commonly perceived as monumental buildings and royal institutions. However, this perception is true only for the temples of the later periods of dynastic Egypt. Using archaeological and inscriptional data this book explores the social history of the rarely studied local temples from Dynasty 0 to 11 (ca. 3000-2000 BC). A major focus is placed on the investigation of the temple votives, especially those from Hierakonpolis and Abydos. They are one of the most complex sources for the history of the temples between the provincial milieu and the kings. The book shows how these temples develop from locally based institutions to royal ones and how this overall process was embedded in the local history of each site. "...this is an important book for the early history of Egypt, opening new thoughts for the discussion of the interaction between local traditions and state control." Stan Hendrickx

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Temples --- Historic sites --- Votive offerings --- Inscriptions, Egyptian. --- Lieux historiques --- Offrandes --- Inscriptions égyptiennes --- Ägypten (Altertum) --- Egypt --- Hierakonpolis (Extinct city) --- Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city) --- Egypte --- Hiérakonpolis (ville ancienne) --- Abydos (Egypte : Ville ancienne) --- Antiquities. --- Social life and customs --- History --- Antiquités --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Histoire --- History. --- Social aspects --- History, Local. --- Inscriptions égyptiennes --- Ägypten (Altertum) --- Hiérakonpolis (ville ancienne) --- Antiquités --- Heritage places, Historic --- Heritage sites, Historic --- Historic heritage places --- Historic heritage sites --- Historic places --- Historical sites --- Places, Historic --- Sites, Historic --- Archaeology --- Historic buildings --- Monuments --- World Heritage areas --- Architecture --- Church architecture --- Religious institutions --- Ex-votos --- Offerings, Votive --- Sacrifice --- Demotic inscriptions --- Egyptian inscriptions --- Egyptian language --- Hieratic inscriptions --- Hieroglyphic inscriptions (Egyptian) --- Inscriptions, Demotic --- Inscriptions, Hieratic --- Inscriptions, Hieroglyphic (Egyptian) --- Hierakonpolis (Ancient city) --- Nekhen (Extinct city) --- Égypte --- Ägypten --- Egitto --- Egipet --- Egiptos --- Miṣr --- Southern Region (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Region (United Arab Republic) --- Iqlīm al-Janūbī (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Territory (United Arab Republic) --- Egipat --- Arab Republic of Egypt --- A.R.E. --- ARE (Arab Republic of Egypt) --- Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah --- Mitsrayim --- Egipt --- Ijiptʻŭ --- Misri --- Ancient Egypt --- Gouvernement royal égyptien --- جمهورية مصر العربية --- مِصر‎ --- مَصر‎ --- Maṣr --- Khēmi --- エジプト --- Ejiputo --- Egypti --- Egypten --- מצרים --- United Arab Republic --- Antiquities --- Religious architecture --- Abydos (Égypte ; ville ancienne) --- Égypte --- Conditions sociales --- Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C.

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