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Examining the Grooves at the Ptah Temple, Karnak in Light of Comparanda

Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 2023
Grooves in stone surfaces remain an enigmatic, but ubiquitous phenomenon throughout Egypt. They date as early as the New Kingdom and endure at least into the early modern era. Woefully understudied, these marks, also known as “pilgrim grooves” or cupules were likely used by different actors across time towards a variety of ends ...
Julia Troche
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Death in the Temple of Ptah: The Roman Conquest of Egypt and Conflict at Memphis

Journal of Egyptian History, 2015
This study aims to trace the possible fate of the family of the High Priest of Ptah after the Roman conquest in 30bce. The mysterious death of Imhotep / Padibastetivcreated a clear rupture in the succession line. At first, Roman authorities seemed to hesitate to appoint a new high priest of Memphis, for various reasons, and thus waited almost three ...
Nenad Marković
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An Early Ramesside Stela of a Chief of Hour Watchers in the Memphite Temple of Ptah

The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1993
Publication of a fragment of a Ramesside tomb stela of Inu…, chief of hour watchers and chief of the offering bearers in the temple of Ptah. The stela was found at Saqqara, next to the tomb of Horemheb. The lexicography of the titles and the name are discussed in detail.
K. Daoud
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