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Ancient Egypt &Egyptology Ancient Egypt & Egyptology The Ancient The Hieratic Ritual Books of Pawerem Egyptian Book (P. BM EA 10252 and P. BM EA 10081) of Thoth from the Late 4th Century BC Special Edition by Ann-Katrin Gill of the Editio This volume constitutes the first edition of the ritual texts preserved Princeps, 2005 on two papyri that originally formed one consecutive roll. The texts by Richard preserved on it can be connected to the Khoiak festival, the most Jasnow and important celebration of Osiris. At some point around 300 BC, this Karl-Th. Zauzich manuscript was adapted by the private individual Pawerem for his own benefit in the afterlife. Here, the papyri are edited and pub- The first volume, a lished as an integral whole. Along with the hieroglyphic transcrip- reprint, comprises tion, transliteration, translation, and line-to-line commentary, overall questions are answered. interpretative essays; discussion of specific points such 2 vols, 1076p, 22 illus, 80 pls, 43 tbls (Harrassowitz Verlag, August 2019, Studien zur spätägyptischen as the manuscript tradition, script, and language; Religion 25) hardcover, 9783447112390, $335.00. Special Offer $268.00 the transliteration of the Demotic text, translation, and commentary; as well as a consecutive transla- Between Temple and Tomb tion, glossary, bibliography, and indices. The second The Demotic Ritual Texts of Bodl. MS Egypt. a. 3(P) volume, which contains photographs of the papyri, is published in a new smaller layout. This special edition by Mark Smith is intended as a prelude to the forthcoming Volume The ritual texts edited in this volume are known to have been Three of the Book of Thoth, which will present a re- employed both for the benefit of the god Osiris and for ordinary vised transliteration, translation, notes, and facsimi- deceased people, in certain cases, during one and the same les, as well as editions of numerous “new” fragments. period of Egypt’s history. This is one of their most interesting and 2 vols 700p (Harrassowitz Verlag, April 2020) striking features. They stand at the interface between temple cult hardcover, 9783447113922, $268.00. and cult of the dead, and allow us to trace the transmission of Special Offer $215.00 beliefs and practices from one sphere to the other. 222p, 2 illus, 14 pls, 3 tbls (Harrassowitz Verlag, December 2019, Photo: Broad Bracelet of Sithathoryunet, ca. 1887–1813 BC. Studien zur spätägyptischen Religion 30) hardcover, 9783447113311, $133.00. Special Offer $107.00 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 16.1.9 (Public Domain). 70 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2 • Bristol, CT 06010, USA Distributor of phone: (+1) 860 584 6546 • fax: (+1) 860 516 4873 Scholarly Books www.isdistribution.com • [email protected] Sedfestritual und Königtum Die Reliefdekoration am Torbau Osorkons II. im Tempel der Bastet von Bubastis by Eva Lange-Athinodorou The so-called Sed festival, one of the most substantial Egyptian royal rituals, is documented in figurative and written sources over the entire period of ancient Egyptian history. Among these, the relief decoration on the gate of Osorkon II (874–850 BC) in the temple of the main goddess of Bubastis plays an outstanding role, with extensive episodes of the cult acts and rituals depicted. After its discovery by Edouard Naville in 1887, and its subsequent first publication in 1892, however, this material received very little attention in ancient Egyptian research. On the basis of current field studies, the monograph presented here comprehensively analyzes the reliefs of Bubastis and places them within the context of earlier source corpora. German text. 504p, 88 illus, 4 pls, catalog on CD-ROM (Harrassowitz Verlag, July 2019, Ägyptologische Abhandlungen 75) hardcover, 9783447111928, $200.00. Special Offer $160.00 Perfekt, Pseudopartizip, Stativ Türöffner des Himmels Die afroasiatische Suffixkonjugation Prosopographische Studien zur in sprachvergleichender Perspektive thebanischen Hohepriesterschaft by Marc Brose der Ptolemäerzeit The Afro-Asian suffix conjugation is a finite by Ralph Birk verbal form type, which is used across In the late Dynastic and Ptolemaic periods, most language branches of the Afro-Asian Thebes was still one of the most important languages from the 3rd millennium BC until religious centers in Egypt, mainly based today. This study offers a detailed documen- on the cult of Amunrasonther in Karnak. tation of form, functional spectrum, and Ralph Birk presents the first comprehensive possible inner-language developments, with analysis of the diachronic development of an emphasis on Semitic and ancient Egyptian languages. German text. the high priestly families of Thebes from the 4th to the 1st century BC and 325p (Harrassowitz Verlag, August 2019, Abhandlungen für die Kunde des their different roles in Karnak. The genealogies of the families are reconstruct- Morgenlandes 117) paperback, 9783447112819, $79.00. Special Offer $64.00 ed and the titles of the priests are situated within their cultic and administra- tive contexts. German text. Elephantine XXXVI 566p, 14 illus, 49 pls (Harrassowitz Verlag, December 2019, Ägyptologische Der ptolemäische Satettempel Abhandlungen 76) hardcover, 9783447112789, $227.00. Special Offer $182.00 und seine Nebenanlagen und die Treppenanlage des nördlichen Elephantine XXII Sakralbezirks Ausgrabungen in der Weststadt 1987–1992. Die Funde by Horst Jaritz, Ewa Laskowska- by Josefine Kuckertz and Ingrid Nebe Kusztal and Walter Niederberger This volume contains the finds from the excavations conducted in the western The Ptolemaic temple of Satet on Elephan- part of Elephantine from 1987 to 1992. The urban area here comprises tine is one of the last sites of pharaonic cultic archaeological layers ranging from the late New Kingdom to Roman times. life on the island. As the ancillary buildings Almost 1850 individual finds were recorded: round sculptures, jewelry, seal erected along the banks of the Nile directly impressions, inlaid work, personal hygiene utensils and clothing, models and in front of the temple show, this cult was closely connected with the annual games, vessel closures and non-ceramic vessels, tools and weapons, fibulae, flood and the reappearance of Sirius in a special constellation. German text. furniture, miscellaneous items, and inscribed objects. German text. 318p, 93 illus, 75 pls, 2 fold-out pls, 20 tbls (Harrassowitz Verlag, September 400p, 15 pls with 172 photos, 186 tbls (Harrassowitz Verlag, July 2020, 2019, Archäologische Veröffentlichungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Archäologische Veröffentlichungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Instituts 127) hardcover, 9783447112079, $214.00. Special Offer $172.00 102) hardcover, 9783447105927, $222.00. Special Offer $178.00 2 www.isdistribution.com Quote promotional code 1571–20 for Special Offers (+1) (860) 584 6546 The Enigma of the Hyksos Volume I edited by Manfred Bietak and Silvia Prell At the end of the Early Bronze Age, people were clearly on the move, settlements were abandoned and the reasons for this phenomenon, either political, economic, ecological or social in nature, are partly still mysterious. Although differentiated regional clusters are in many cases still not easy to pinpoint, it becomes clear that the Greater Levantine Area, was, despite all differences, embedded into networks of interregional connectivity most likely sustained by trade relations. This volume comprises the collected papers of two workshops specifically aimed to gain a better understanding of the Western Asiatic populations settling in the eastern Delta of Egypt from the late Middle Kingdom to the early New Kingdom. 418p, 215 illus, 3 pls, 30 tbls, 26 maps (Harrassowitz Verlag, December 2019, Contributions to the Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Levant 9) hardcover, 9783447113328, $173.00. Special Offer $139.00 Tell el-Fara’în-Buto VI The Historiography Recherches sur les ateliers romains of Alexander the Great de Bouto: Prospections et sondages edited by Krzysztof Nawotka, (2001–2006) Robert Rollinger, Josef Wiesehöfer by Pascale Ballet, Fréderic Béguin, and Agnieszka Wojciechowska Guy Lecuyot and Anne Schmitt This volume tackles the most serious In order to investigate the Graeco-Roman problem facing modern Alexander the and Byzantine settlement, using topo- Great studies: that of inadequate sources. graphical and geophysical surveys, the Its principal interest is in surviving ancient excavations in the northern part of the city continuous accounts, which are at least unearthed two kinds of workshops and three hundred years younger than productions from the Early Roman period. French text. Alexander and in many ways one-sided in their Greek bias. The papers in 430p, 99 illus, 58 pls (Harrassowitz Verlag, July 2019, Archäologische this volume deconstruct these accounts and search for sources used by their Veröffentlichungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 110) hardcover, authors, principally in narrative of eye-witnesses and other authors of the 9783447110242, $214.00. Special Offer $172.00 first generation after Alexander. 258p (Harrassowitz Verlag, March 2019, Classica et Orientalia 20) hardcover, Ancient Egyptian and Ancient 9783447111645, $79.00. Special Offer $64.00 Near Eastern Palaces Volume II Umm el-Qaab VIII edited by Manfred Bietak, Das Grab des Peribsen Paolo Matthiae and Silvia Prell by Claudia Lacher-Raschdorff The study of the semiotics of palaces After the burial place of the kings had moved to Saqqara near the royal seat of demonstrates the kind of representation Memphis at
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