| La Stèle de Ptolémée VIII Évergète II À Héracléion Contributor(s): Thiers, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 190590505X ISBN-13: 9781905905058 Publisher: Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 932 |
| Series: Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic Region in Egypt |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.2" W x 11.7" (2.00 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This monograph presents a translation, commentary and interpretation of the bilingual monumental Stele of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, which stood in the temple district of Heracleion-Thonis in the north-western Nile Delta of Egypt. The six metre high stele was erected sometime between either 141/140 and 131 or 124 and 116 BC and was discovered during the excavations of the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology. Unfortunately immersion in the sea has damaged the surface of the stele and little of the Greek text can be made out. Nevertheless much of the hieroglyphic portion of the document can be read and interpreted. It is laid out in traditional style complete with a royal protocol and eulogy and contains information about the local affairs of the priests of Heracleion. |
