Towards a definition of an Egyptian Greek variety
Papers in Historical Phonology, 2016 In this paper I study the possibility of an Egyptian Greek variety that — on the phonological level — developed from the 2nd century CE onward, and which has so far not been defined as an independent language variety.
Sonja Dahlgren
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A Look Back into Ancient Egyptian Linguistic Studies (c. 1995-2019)
Panta rei, 2020 This article provides a personal overview of the last 25-year linguistic research on ancient Egyptian, the language spoken and written in Egypt since the origin of the written Egyptian civilization (c.
Carlos Gracia Zamacona
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"Write the book's language on turquoise monuments": considering a Coptic dictionary of the Nag Hammadi texts [PDF]
, 2022 This talk will explore some advantages and practical considerations of a Coptic dictionary dedicated specifically to the Nag Hammadi (NH) corpus. Crum's dictionary, as impressive and dialect-spanning as it is, was completed in 1939, before the NH texts ...
Adam Bremer-McCollum
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A comparative analytical study of ancient and contemporary icon art دراسة تحليلية مقارنة لفن الأيقونة القديم والمعاصر [PDF]
Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Tarbiyyaẗ Al-Nawʿiyyaẗ - Ǧamiʿaẗ Būr Saʿīd, 2021 The icon is primarily a religious work, its aesthetics coinciding with the goals and objectives of the Christian religion, so the icon was characterized by moving away from the materialities to express spirituality, and then the artist ignored the ...
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The Concept of Bridal Chamber in the Valentinian Inscriptions
Literatūra (Vilnius), 2020 This article investigates the Valentinian ritual, called “bridal chamber”, in the only surviving Valentinian funeral epitaphs, Flavia Sophe and NCE 156. These inscriptions stand out from the context of other Valentinian sources because they are extant in
Gražina Kelmelytė
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Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria, in the "Chronicle" of John of Nikiu and Ethiopian historical compilations [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. ФилологияThis study is devoted to the personality of Dioscorus, the 25th Patriarch of Alexandria, who occupied the See of St. Mark in 444-451. He became famous for his speech at the Council of Chalcedon in support of the doctrine of Monophysitism.
Ekaterina Gusarova
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A~Small Step for a Man, a Giant Leap for a People---The Coptic Language [PDF]
Grapholinguistics and Its Applications, 2021 The paper looks at the beginnings of the Coptic alphabet in first- and second-century Egypt from different angles. It reviews and builds on the sometimes-contradictory research from the social perspective while also considering practical challenges for the ancient writers.
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Translation problems of theological and philosophical concepts in the Gospel according to Philip
Literatūra (Vilnius), 2019 This article discusses the translation problems of theological and philosophical concepts in the apocryphal Gospel according to Philip. This text attributed to Valentinian Gnosticism originally was written in ancient Greek language, although now it is ...
Gražina Kelmelytė
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Body Language of the Holy Virgin Mary in Coptic Iconography [PDF]
Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality, 2021 The Holy Virgin Mary has always been an inspiration to iconographers and sculptors through ages. She is widely represented in Coptic art in themes like the annunciation, the nativity, the crucifixion, the flight to Egypt, and the entombment. In such paintings, the Holy Virgin is shown with varied facial and physical gestures, denoting different ...
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Znaczenie Egiptu w apokaliptyce – Λόγος Τέλειος /Asclepius (NHC VI, 8: 70,3-76,1; Ascl. 24-27)
Vox Patrum, 2012 The aim of this paper was to present the Egyptian land in two apocalyptic texts both written in a Coptic language. First – the Apocalypse of Elijah (written in two Coptic dialectical versions: Sahidic and Achmimic) – shows a typical biblical meaning of ...
Agata Sowińska
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