Cult and Ritual in Persian Period Egypt : An Analysis of the Decoration of the Cult Chapels of the Temple of Hibis at Kharga Oasis /
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"Ancient Egyptian temple walls expressed royal and political ideologies, reflected the ancient Egyptian secular and spiritual world order, supplied a medium for the reenactments of assorted myths, and implied a metaphor for the universe. The Temple of Hibis is one of the most important temples from Late Period Egypt. Despite the conventional overall architecture plan of the temple, it exhibits numerous particularities. While the more prominent parts of the temple, such as the sanctuary, have been studied by numerous scholars, in other areas the decoration schemes remain largely unexplained. This book focuses on the decorative schemes of several chapels in the earlier part of the temple, chapels that were either established and/or were decorated during the first Persian Period (525-404 BCE). These chapels were located around the main sanctuary A, but have rarely been the subject of scholarly discussions. It concentrates on a few chapels of the Temple of Hibis: chapels F and G to the south of sanctuary A on the first level of the temple and all the decorated chapels, E1, E2, H1, and H2, on the second level of the temple. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the scenes and their basic layout and a complete translation of the accompanying texts. A more in-depth analysis regarding both text and image follows in the commentary. It includes the analysis of the different aspects of the gods, their origins, and the development of their cults that are significant to the scenes and to each other. Also discussed are their coherence, any aspects that are especially emphasized, and any other information that could be gleaned from the whole scene. The analysis tries to detail the specific composition that makes up the mosaic of the picture, wall, or room. Attention is paid to both the scenic arrangement and the hieroglyphic inscriptions, as the interpretation of one would be meaningless without the other. Attention is given to investigating the general function of the different rooms by means of their decoration and by identifying the patterns or important themes generated by the layout of the scenes. The results are summarized in the last chapter. A number of line drawings have been inserted into the text beside a described scene as an aid to the reader"--
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xv, 294 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-264) and index. :
9781950343096
A “Late Antique” Mining Community in the North Kharga Oasis (Egypt) /
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The North Kharga Oasis Darb Ain Amur Survey (NKODAAS) has been exploring the extreme northern area and western extension of Kharga Oasis in order to locate and document hitherto undiscovered and unrecorded archaeological sites and material. The archaeological sites identified during the course of the survey are varied, including rock art, routes, mines, quarries, water dumps, wells, shelters, hamlets, and settlements. The site presented here is a Roman/“Late Antique” complex, including a church and several related areas of settlement and industrial activity devoted to alum mining and sandstone quarrying, that played a role in the history of the economy and landscape of Kharga Oasis.
The undertakers of the Great Oasis (P.Nekr) /
: "The main series of Graeco-Roman Memoirs has traditionally been devoted to the publication of texts deriving wholly from the Egypt Exploration Society's excavations. The present volume, in which the texts belong only in part to the Society, inaugurates a new series of Supplementary Volumes" (General editors' preface). Includes bibliographical references and index Includes Ancient Greek Text translated into English, Commentary in English : xii, 148 pages, unnumbered pages, 14 pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. : 9780856982347
Christianity and monasticism in Alexandria and the Egyptian deserts /
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The great city of Alexandria is undoubtedly the cradle of Egyptian Christianity, where the Catechetical School was established in the second century and became a leading center in the study of biblical exegesis and theology. According to tradition, St. Mark the Evangelist brought Christianity to Alexandria in the middle of the first century and was martyred in that city, which was to become the residence of Egypt's Coptic patriarchs for nearly eleven centuries. By the fourth century Egyptian monasticism had began to flourish in the Egyptian deserts and countryside. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine the various aspects of Coptic civilization in Alexandria and its environs, and in the Egyptian deserts, over the past two millennia. The contributions explore Coptic art, archaeology, architecture, language, and literature. The impact of Alexandrian theology and its cultural heritage as well as the archaeology of its 'university' are highlighted. Christian epigraphy in the Kharga Oasis, the art and architecture of the Bagawat cemetery, and the archaeological site of Kellis (Ismant al-Kharab) with its Manichaean texts are also discussed.
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"A Saint Mark Foundatoin book".
Papers presented at the eighth international symposium of the St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History Studies and the St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, held at the Logos Center in Wadi al-Natrun, February 12-15, 2017.
"[T]his last volume of the series Christianity and Monasticism in Egypt ..." --Foreword. :
xxvi, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-390). :
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Dakhleh Oasis and the western desert of egypt under the ptolemies /
: This book is a modified version of a PhD thesis completed in 2014 in the centre for Archaeology and Ancient History (now the Centre for Ancient Cultures) at Monash University. : 483 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm. : 9781785701351
The Great Oasis of Egypt : the Kharga and Dakhla oases in antiquity /
: Papers originally presented at a conference held September, 2014, at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University. : xviii, 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-344) and index. : 9781108482165
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 190 - (Fall 2006)
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the Taubert Temple Project and AEF Student Training Grant / Richard H. Wilkinson -- Conservation of the Mediaeval Wall Painting in the Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga) / Angela Milward Jones -- the Newly Discovered Painting in Abu Serga, Babylon, Old Cairo: the Logos Made Visible / Elizabeth S. Bolman -- Paths, Petroglyphs, and Piety: the North Kharga Oasis Survey 2006 Season / Salima Ikram -- the Sheikh's House at Quseir Al-Qadim / Katherine Strange Burke -- Egyptian Museography: Patterns of Archaeological Representation in National Museum Practice / Wendy E. Doyon.
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Archaeological Field Schools: ARCE Responds to an Egyptian Need by Shari Saunders -- Giza Field School 2005 by Mark Lehner -- North kharga Oasis Survey 2005 by Salima Ikram -- Metropolitan Museum/ARCE (AEF grant) Conservation Project by Dr. Elena Pischikova -- Islamic Stamped Glass in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo by Jere L.Bacharach -- the ARCE Grand Egyptian Tour of 2005 by Sarah R. O'Brien, ARCE North Texas -- ARCE Simpson Library News -- Accessions to the Collection September-December 2004 -- Nicholas B. Millet -- ARCE Update -- Nnnual Report.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 190 - (Fall 2006)
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the Taubert Temple Project and AEF Student Training Grant / Richard H. Wilkinson -- Conservation of the Mediaeval Wall Painting in the Church of Sts. Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga) / Angela Milward Jones -- the Newly Discovered Painting in Abu Serga, Babylon, Old Cairo: the Logos Made Visible / Elizabeth S. Bolman -- Paths, Petroglyphs, and Piety: the North Kharga Oasis Survey 2006 Season / Salima Ikram -- the Sheikh's House at Quseir Al-Qadim / Katherine Strange Burke -- Egyptian Museography: Patterns of Archaeological Representation in National Museum Practice / Wendy E. Doyon.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 187 - (Spring 2005)
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Archaeological Field Schools: ARCE Responds to an Egyptian Need by Shari Saunders -- Giza Field School 2005 by Mark Lehner -- North kharga Oasis Survey 2005 by Salima Ikram -- Metropolitan Museum/ARCE (AEF grant) Conservation Project by Dr. Elena Pischikova -- Islamic Stamped Glass in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo by Jere L.Bacharach -- the ARCE Grand Egyptian Tour of 2005 by Sarah R. O'Brien, ARCE North Texas -- ARCE Simpson Library News -- Accessions to the Collection September-December 2004 -- Nicholas B. Millet -- ARCE Update -- Nnnual Report.