| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 244 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations |
| Series |
Probleme der Ägyptologie, 0169-9601 ; v. 24 |
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Probleme der Ägyptologie ; 24. Bd
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| Contents |
Preface -- Compararive Interlinear Transcription : Sederholm, Crum, Osing -- Osing's Egyptian Transliteration and German Translation (with selections from Crum and Volten) -- Phrase-by-Phrase Old Coptic Transcription, Egyptian Transliteration, and English Translation -- Egyptian Transliteration and English Translation with Running Commentary -- Annotated Commentary -- The Ram -- The Enemy of Osiris -- ṯmś.w : The Red Tally of Fate -- The rn m}' -- Works Cited -- Author and Subject Index -- Index of Comparisons of Words -- Index of Selected Passages |
| Summary |
"In nine chapters of transcription, translation, and commentary, Sederholm considers such features as taboo, secrecy, and the efficacy of magical words and names |
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"This volume presents a new reading of a Proto-Coptic magical text |
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"Val H. Sederholm reveals a coherent and distinctive text that contributes to the illumination of Egyptian thought in the Graeco-Roman period just before the great shutdown of the ancient temple learning." |
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He also discusses the destructive nature of the stars and the role of Fate in the bloody slaughter of divine enemies within the text." |
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Papyrus British Museum EA 10808 features a unique spell for a victim of divine wrath composed in the liturgical language of ancient Egypt but in Greek script with a few Demotic signs." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and indexes |
| Notes |
Old Coptic text in Egyptian transliteration with English and German translations; commentary in English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
British Library. Manuscript. Papyrus 10808.
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Incantations, Egyptian.
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Egypt -- Religion.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Osing, Jürgen.
Spätägyptische Papyrus BM 10808
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British Library. Manuscript. Papyrus 10808.
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| ISBN |
1281396664 |
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9047407350 (electronic bk.) |
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9781281396662 |
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9789047407355 (electronic bk.) |
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