| Texts from the Baboon and Falcon Galleries: Demotic, Hieroglyphic and Greek Inscriptions from the Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara Contributor(s): Ray, John D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0856982059 ISBN-13: 9780856982057 Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society OUR PRICE: $56.53 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see Also Swahili) |
| Dewey: 493.1 |
| Series: Texts from Excavations |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.2" W x 11.5" (2.80 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 The graffiti includes dedications to the god Imhotep with an important historical content, and masons' marks which show some of the construction history of the galleries.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. |