This volume provides the first comprehensive text edition of the Egyptian language sections of P. Bibliotheque Nationale Supplement Grec. 574 (PGM IV) and analysis of their script, language, and the bilingual spells which they are part of. The magical practices preserved in the PDM and PGM have been published for nearly a century, yet it is only recently that research has focused on investigating the complex relationship between the languages, scripts, and religious traditions they exhibit, as well as the question of who composed, copied, and practiced these spells. Focusing on the...
This volume provides the first comprehensive text edition of the Egyptian language sections of P. Bibliotheque Nationale Supplement Grec. 574 (PGM ...
The present volume collects current research on manuscripts written in the demotic language, which have recently been discovered in excavations or which can be found in museums worldwide. The manuscripts’ topics range from religion, law, and literature through ancient Egyptian linguistics to the history of economics as well as social history. Featured articles were first presented at the International Conference for Demotic Studies in Leipzig.
The present volume collects current research on manuscripts written in the demotic language, which have recently been discovered in excavations or whi...