Over 10 mio. titler Fri fragt ved køb over 499,- Hurtig levering Forlænget returret til 31/01/25

Studies on the Vignettes from Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead

- I: The Image of ms.w Bdst in Ancient Egyptian Mythology

Bog
  • Format
  • Bog, paperback
  • Engelsk
  • 160 sider

Beskrivelse

Among the numerous deities in the ancient Egyptian mythology, whose nature and function are still vague and obscure, are ms.w Bdst - 'Children of Weakness'. These beings are twice mentioned in the Book of the Dead chapter 17. The text fragments contain two local versions of the myth with ms.w Bdst - Hermopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 1), and Heliopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 22). Since the last text describes the combat between Re and the 'Children of Weakness', the same is likely to be reflected on the vignette, which depicts the battle of Re against ms.w Bdst, metaphorically shown in the form of a serpent. This book is a comprehensive study of the 'Children of Weakness' myth and the scene depicting the cat, cutting off the head of the serpent under the branches of the isd-tree found on the number of Book of the Dead chapter 17 vignettes.

Læs hele beskrivelsen
Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal160
  • Udgivelsesdato15-04-2017
  • ISBN139781784914509
  • Forlag Archaeopress
  • Nummer i serien429
  • FormatPaperback
  • Udgave0
Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt429 g
  • Dybde1 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
    book img
    17,5 cm
    24,5 cm

    Findes i disse kategorier...

    Se andre, der handler om...

    Machine Name: SAXO080