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Author |
: P.W. Pestman |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2020-04-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004427815 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004427813 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hundred-Gated Thebes by : P.W. Pestman
The choachytes (or morticians) of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes provided a rich documentation linking the city of the living on one side of the Nile with the city of the dead on the other. The family archives of these choachytes deal to a large part with their professional role in serving the dead entrusted to their care, but they are also virtually our only source of information about the city of Thebes, whose physical remains were ruthlessly obliterated in the nineteenth century. This material constitute one end of a chain which links the temple statues of Amun's servants and descriptions of their houses on the one hand with their tombs and their tomb inventories on the other, allowing us to identify individual choachytes from their papers. The papyrological finds can thus provide an exact dating for objects that might otherwise be only dated to within several centuries, while the objects themselves and the tomb architecture provide a factual dimension to historical and legal documents which might otherwise remain flat and arid. It was in order to draw attention to the richness of all the constituent parts of this documentation that a number of scholars were invited to present their views on Graeco-Roman Thebes at a colloqium held from 9 to 11 September 1992 in Leiden, the Netherlands. The survey papers and communications presented at this colloqium are published here.
Author |
: S. P. Vleeming |
Publisher |
: Brill Academic Pub |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9004103848 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004103849 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hundred-gated Thebes by : S. P. Vleeming
"The choachytes (or morticians) of the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes provided a rich documentation linking the city of the living on one side of the Nile and the city of the dead on the other. The family archives of these choachytes deal to a large part with their professional role in serving the dead entrusted to their care, but they are also virtually our only source of information about the city of Thebes, whose physical remains were ruthlessly obliterated in the nineteenth century. This material constitutes one end of a chain which links on the one hand the temple statues of Amun's servants and descriptions of their houses with on the other hand their tombs and their tomb inventories, allowing us to identify individual choachytes from their papers. The papyrological finds can thus provide an exact dating for objects that might otherwise be only dated to within several centuries, while the objects themselves and the tomb architecture provide a factual dimension to historical and legal documents which might otherwise remain flat and arid." "It was in order to draw attention to the richness of all the constituent parts of this documentation that a number of scholars were invited to present their views on Graeco-Roman Thebes at a colloquium held from 9 to 11 September 1992 in Leiden, the Netherlands. The survey papers and communications presented at this colloquium are published here."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author |
: Immanuel Velikovsky |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1906833583 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781906833589 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oedipus and Akhnaton by : Immanuel Velikovsky
Is it conceivable that the Oedipus saga was not a creation of human fancy but is based on historical happenings? This question is posed by Immanuel Velikovsky in the present book. The most popular pharaonic family of all - Akhnaton with his wife Nefertiti and his son Tutankhamen - are exposed as the real protagonists of the Oedipus saga.
Author |
: Robert Silverberg |
Publisher |
: Phoenix Pick |
Total Pages |
: 92 |
Release |
: 2013-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1612421059 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781612421056 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thebes of the Hundred Gates by : Robert Silverberg
Edward Davis, a rookie of the Time Service, has already made several successful jumps to the past. Now he is given his most important mission. *** Two members of the Service have disappeared in ancient Egypt and Edward Davis's assignment is to locate and rescue them. *** But is he ready for all that Egypt has to offer and for the surprising truths he discovers as he explores this ancient land of myths and mysteries-truths that jeopardize his own mission and return back to the future?
Author |
: Daniel W. Berman |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 201 |
Release |
: 2015-02-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107077362 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107077362 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Myth, Literature, and the Creation of the Topography of Thebes by : Daniel W. Berman
This book shows how the legendary past of Greek Thebes influenced the development of the city's landscape from the time of the oral epics to the Roman period. It will appeal to readers with interests in the relationships between Greek myth, ancient topography and archaeology, and the development of urban space.
Author |
: IMMANUEL. VELIKOVSKY |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 1960 |
ISBN-10 |
: LCCN:60007886 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis OEDIPUS AND AKHNATON: MYTH AND HISTORY by : IMMANUEL. VELIKOVSKY
Author |
: Naguib Mahfouz |
Publisher |
: Anchor |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2007-12-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307429674 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307429679 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thebes at War by : Naguib Mahfouz
Known and loved throughout Egypt as a work that celebrates the national character, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s Thebes at War tells of a high point in Egyptian history–ancient Egypt’s defeat of Asiatic foreigners who had dominated northern Egypt for two hundred years. With a visit from a court official and a provocative insult, the southern pharaoh’s long simmering resentment boils over, leading him to commit himself and his heirs to an epic struggle for the throne. Filled with the grand clash of armies, staggering defeats, daring escapes, and glorious victories, and written at a time when Egypt was again under the sway of foreign powers, Thebes at War is a resounding call to remember Egypt’s long and noble history.
Author |
: Nigel Strudwick |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801436931 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801436932 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thebes in Egypt by : Nigel Strudwick
"After reviewing the topography of the site, the Strudwicks recount the history of Thebes from the city's rise in the late Old Kingdom to the peak of its power in the New Kingdom and to its gradual decline in the Graeco-Roman period.
Author |
: Deborah Manley |
Publisher |
: American Univ in Cairo Press |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9774161696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789774161698 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Traveling Through Egypt by : Deborah Manley
A new paperback edition of a best-selling anthology.
Author |
: Richard Alston |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 496 |
Release |
: 2002-09-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134560530 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134560532 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The City in Roman and Byzantine Egypt by : Richard Alston
After Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 30 BC, Classical and then Christian influences both made their mark on the urban environment. This book examines the impact of these new cultures at every level of Egyptian society.