Through Hermopolitan lenses : studies on the so-called Book of Two Ways in ancient Egypt /

Through Hermopolitan lenses : studies on the so-called Book of Two Ways in ancient Egypt /

The so-called Book of Two Ways is a long and complex composition containing both texts and images. It reached us on the insides of some coffins and tomb walls, principally from the Hermopolitan nome in the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (2055-1650 BC). Wael Sherbiny presents a pioneering study based on all...

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Main Author: Sherbiny, Wael.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Probleme der Ägyptologie 33.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004327917.

Subjects:

Book of two ways.
Incantations, Egyptian.
Future life.

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Call Number: PJ1559.B79

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • The Design of the Composition
  • Design, Translation and Commentary
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Addendum 1
  • Addendum 2
  • Abbreviations of Periodicals and Book Series
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes
  • Plates.