A Royal Book of Protection of the Saite Period PBrooklyn 47.218.49 |
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| Author:
| O'Rourke, Paul F. |
| Contribution by:
| Brooklyn Museum of Art Staff, |
| Series title: | Yale Egyptological Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9740025-7-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Yale Egyptological Institute
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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This new study offers a comprehensive examination of a unique manuscript, a Late Period hieratic papyrus in the Brooklyn Museum. This document comprises a compilation of seventeen individual prophylactic texts whose anatomical focus is the ear. The commentaries are largely based on comparison with contemporary and older Egyptian texts that, although not direct parallels as there are none, serve nonetheless as a rich resource for comparative analysis that has led to a more...
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This new study offers a comprehensive examination of a unique manuscript, a Late Period hieratic papyrus in the Brooklyn Museum. This document comprises a compilation of seventeen individual prophylactic texts whose anatomical focus is the ear. The commentaries are largely based on comparison with contemporary and older Egyptian texts that, although not direct parallels as there are none, serve nonetheless as a rich resource for comparative analysis that has led to a more informed reading of this important document.