Studies on the vignettes from chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead.
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Among the numerous deities in the ancient Egyptian mythology, whose nature and function are still vague and obscure, are 'ms.w Bdśt' - 'Children of Weakness'. These beings are twice mentioned in the Book of the Dead chapter 17. The text fragments contain two local versions of the myth with 'ms.w Bdśt' - Hermopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 1), and Heliopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 22). Since the last text describes the combat between Re and the 'Children of Weakness', the same is likely to be reflected on the vignette, which depicts the battle of Re against 'ms.w Bdśt', metaphorically shown in the form of a serpent. This book is a comprehensive study of the 'Children of Weakness' myth and the scene depicting the cat, cutting off the head of the serpent under the branches of the 'išd'-tree found on the number of Book of the Dead chapter 17 vignettes.
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viii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-151) :
9781784914509
Davyʹojehypetsʹki statuetky ušebti v zibranni Odesʹkoho archeolohičnoho muzeju NAN Ukrajiny = Ancient Egyptian shabti statuettes in the collection of the Odesa Archaeological Museu...
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The monograph is the first special study and a complete catalogue of the ancient Egyptian shabti statuettes in the collection of the Odesa Archaeological Museum of the NAS of Ukraine. This group of monuments makes more than a sixth of the total number of Egyptian artifacts in the museum. Shabtis of the Odesa collection date from the 17th Dynasty to the Late Period and are represented by the objects of stone, wood, faience, and clay. Part of the shabtis has preserved inscriptions with the names and titles of their owners, and the text of the Spell 6 of the Book of the Dead is also written on seven shabtis. The monograph includes museum data, parameters, description, photographs, hieroglyphic transcription, transliteration, and annotated translation of the inscriptions available on the objects.
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234 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. :
The book can be of interest to specialists in Oriental studies, museum scholars, historians, archeologists, specialists in religious and cultural studies, students of the historical faculties, and those who are interested in the history of the Ancient World and the development of museum work in Ukraine. :
9789660298637