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On the Primaeval Ocean (Hardcover)
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On the Primaeval Ocean (Hardcover)
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The book is an edition of an ancient Egyptian cosmology for which
there is no known parallel. The cosmology was written in the
demotic script and preserved in a manuscript dating to the 2nd
century AD. Although once of considerable extent, this manuscript
now survives only in fragments. These are scattered among three
collections. The Egyptian text gives an account of how the cosmos
first came into being, explains how it developed, and describes the
agencies through which it is maintained and continues to function
up until the present day. It lays particular stress upon the role
played by the watery mass called the Noun, or Primaeval Ocean, in
each of these processes. The Ocean is the source from which the
first life emerged, and all subsequent existence is played out on
it and in interaction with it. In this edition, each of the
constituent fragments of the manuscript is transliterated,
translated, and commented upon in detail. An introduction describes
the process by which these fragments were identified, joined
together where possible, and arranged in their present order. A
chapter of summary gives an overview of the cosmological doctrines
set forth in the manuscript and compares these with similar ideas
preserved in earlier and contemporary sources, both Egyptian and
Greek. There is also a full bibliography, a glossary, and
photographic plates depicting the individual fragments of the text.
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