This is the first complete edition of two demotic manuscripts from the early Roman period written in the distinctive Soknopaiu Nesos hand (Fayyum) and inscribed with religious texts. Papyrus Berlin P. 6750 describes the resurrection of Osiris, followed by the birth of Horus-the-son-of-Isis (Harpsenesis) inside the mammisi, and his accession to the throne. Papyrus Berlin P. 8765 contains litanies of names also attested in papyrus Berlin P. 6750.
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This is the first complete edition of two demotic manuscripts from the early Roman period written in the distinctive Soknopaiu Nesos hand (Fayyum) ...
Illuminating Osiris comprises twenty-seven articles by students, friends, and colleagues in honor of Mark Smith, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford. Smith is especially renowned as a Demoticist and specialist in ancient Egyptian religion. His numerous Demotic text editions and translations of Egyptian funerary and religious compositions have been enormously influential in the field. The contributions in Illuminating Osiris naturally reflect Smith's particular interests in the religion and literature of Graeco-Roman period Egypt, dealing with cult, rituals, astronomy, and...
Illuminating Osiris comprises twenty-seven articles by students, friends, and colleagues in honor of Mark Smith, Professor of Egyptology at the Univer...
