Texts from the Baboon and Falcon Galleries - Demotic, Hieroglyphic and Greek Inscriptions from the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara (Paperback, New)

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 The graffiti include dedications to the god Imhotep with an important historical content, and masons' marks which show some of the construction history of the galleries.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.

General

Imprint:	Egypt Exploration Society
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Texts from Excavations
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	J. D Ray
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	374
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-85698-205-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Egyptian archaeology
LSN:	0-85698-205-9
Barcode:	9780856982057

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