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Author Díaz-Iglesias Llanos, Lucía

Title Naref and Osiris Naref : a Study in Herakleopolitan Religious Traditions
Published Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (395 pages)
Series Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde -- Beiheft ; v. 3
Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde. Beiheft
Contents Foreword ; Contents ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Traditional interpretation ; 2.1 Location of Naref ; 2.1.1 Reassessment of the different attempts at locating Naref ; a. Identification of Naref with Abusir el-Meleq ; b. Other suggestions
2.2 References to Naref in the Herakleopolitan territory 2.3 New perspective of analysis ; 3 Philological analysis of the word Naref ; 3.1 Constituents ; 3.2 Revision of interpretations concerning spelling and etymology ; a. Spellings and suggested transliterations
B. Analysis of spellings c. Suggested translations and etymologies ; 4 Interpretation of Naref ; 4.1 Mythological contexts: analysis ; a. Funerary sphere ; Osirian aspect: burial of the god's body and relics ; Solar aspect: entrance to the Beyond
B. Legal sphere: triumph and justification c. Royal sphere: assumption of royal power ; 4.2 Mythological contexts: interpretation? divine space and figure ; 5 Osiris Naref, Osiris in/of Naref ; 5.1 Iconography ; 5.2 Epithets ; 5.3 Priests ; 6 Conclusions ; 7 Catalogue of sources
7.1 Remarks 7.2 New Kingdom ; 7.2.1 Statues and Stelae ; 7.2.2 Tombs ; 7.2.3 Temples ; 7.2.4 Papyri ; 7.2.5 Miscellany ; 7.3 Third Intermediate Period ; 7.3.1 Statues and Stelae ; 7.3.2 Tombs ; 7.3.3 Papyri ; 7.3.4 Miscellany ; 7.4 Kushite and Saite Periods
Summary The Journal of Egyptian Language and Archeology is the oldest professional journal in Egyptology. Since 1863 it has published articles on language, literature, history, law, religion, science, magic, the economy, everyday experience, and the material culture of ancient Egypt, as well as on the history of Egyptology. The Supplementary Volumes present monographs and anthologies on the same broad spectrum of issues covered by the journal
Analysis Local traditions
Osiris
mythology
toponym
Notes 7.4.1 Statues and Stelae
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Osiris (Egyptian deity)
SUBJECT Osiris (Egyptian deity) fast
Subject BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
Religion
SUBJECT Heracleopolite Nome (Egypt) -- Religion
Egypt -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041328
Subject Egypt
Egypt -- Heracleopolite Nome
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110498561
3110498561