Texts from the Baboon and Falcon Galleries : Demotic, Hieroglyphic and Greek Inscriptions from the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara Paperback / softback
by J. D. Ray
Part of the Texts from Excavations series
Paperback / softback
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This volume features all the graffiti from the Baboon and Falcon galleries at the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara, excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society by Bryan Emery between 1966 and 1971.
The graffiti include dedications to the god Imhotep with an important historical content, and masons' marks which show some of the construction history of the galleries.
There is also a Greek graffito listing the contents of dreams or visions, and a series of dedications on bronze temple furniture which mention a hitherto unknown god.
Jars with hieroglyphic signs shed light on one of the main characters found in the Greek Hermetic literature, and a selection of ostraca give insights into the management of the animal cults.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:374 pages, 172 b/w images
- Publisher:Egypt Exploration Society
- Publication Date:30/06/2011
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- ISBN:9780856982057
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:374 pages, 172 b/w images
- Publisher:Egypt Exploration Society
- Publication Date:30/06/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780856982057