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1 online resource (144 pages) |
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- ʹ 1. The Demotic Texts -- ʹ 2-34. A General and Comperative Study of the Demotic Hymns and Praises to Isis -- ʹ 35-46. The Virtues of Ises According to Theophoric Personal Names -- ʹ 47-62. Appendix: Deities who are Addressed in Demotic Hymns and Hymn-Like Compositions, Invocations, Praises and Prayers -- Backmatter |
| Summary |
In recent decades, the relation between Egyptian and Greek praises of the goddess Isis has received much scholarly attention. The present study, however, focuses on six Demotic hymns and praises directed to this goddess: P. Heidelberg dem. 736 verso, O. Hor 10, Theban Graffiti 3156, 3462, 3445, and P. Tebt. Tait 14. These texts from the second century BC to the second century AD are re-edited in facsimile, transliteration and translation. A commentary to each document discusses philological matters, providing improved readings in some instances. For the first time, the six texts are analyzed c |
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| SUBJECT |
Isis (Egyptian deity) fast |
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Isis (Egyptian deity)
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Hymns, Akkadian.
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RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology.
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Hymns, Akkadian
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110212259 |
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3110212250 |
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