Monumentalizing ritual texts in Ancient Egyptian pyramids
Manuscript and Text Cultures, 2022 The aim of this paper is to contribute to the discussion of the relationship between manuscript and epigraphic traditions in premodern cultures by addressing aspects of the monumentality of writing in the context of Ancient Egyptian tombs near the end ...
Christelle Alvarez
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Bethlehem in the Bronze and Iron Ages in the light of recent discoveries by the Palestinian MOTA-DACH [PDF]
, 2015 The discovery of the necropolis of Khalet al-Jam’a, around 2.2 Km south-east of Bethlehem (Nigro et al. in this volume), provides new data on the Bronze and Iron Age town which controlled the main route connecting Jerusalem to Hebron, and the access to ...
Nigro, Lorenzo
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The el-Atan Tomb: an Early Bronze IVB female burial in the heart of Bethlehem [PDF]
, 2017 An Early Bronze IVB tomb was discovered by the MOTA-DACH on June 2009 in the city of Bethlehem, nearby the Milk Grotto. Its architectural features, burials and associated funerary equipment are here considered and compared with those of other Early ...
Montanari, Daria, Nigro, Lorenzo
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Sheol, the Tomb, and the Problem of Postmortem Existence [PDF]
, 2017 The Hebrew Bible often portrays Sheol in a manner evocative of the tomb. In texts such as Psalm 88 the tomb is a dreary and isolating symbol. Yet this contrasts with the positive role of the family tomb where the dead are reunited with their ancestors ...
Matthew Suriano
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上海师范大学学报. 自然科学版, 2018 44 plots,including 36 common plots and 11 tomb plots,were set up in PaoTai Mountain of Daishan.The species and coverage of bryophytes in the sample plots were investigated systematically,and the biodiversity index was measured.The 71 species bryophytes ...
WEI Wei, MA Xiaoying, YU Jing
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On the alleged phonetic value /p/ of the frog hieroglyph in Ptolemaic [PDF]
, 2009 The present article deals with two passages (Esna n° 379, 9 and Edfu III, 190, 2) which feature the frog hieroglyph with a supposed phonetic value /p/.
Arpagaus, Daniel
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From value to desirability: the allure of worldly things [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper, the author takes the approach that value is a judgment that people make about things based on desire, and the potential of the effects those things engender.
Harris, Susanna
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Shell and glass beads from the tombs of Kindoki, Mbanza Nsundi, Lower Congo [PDF]
, 2014 The ancient Kingdom of Kongo originated in Central Africa in the 14th century. In the 15th century, the Portuguese organized tight contacts with the Bakongo.
Bostoen, Koen +5 more
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Investigating Social Exclusion in Late Prehistoric Italy: Preliminary Results of the ‘‘IN or OUT’’ Project (PHASE 1) [PDF]
, 2014 This report presents the preliminary results of the ‘‘IN or OUT’’ Project, a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort which aims to investigate social exclusion, marginality and the adoption of anomalous funerary rites in late prehistoric Italy.
Perego, E +3 more
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A possibly Christian burial of the late Roman period discovered in a quarry at Ta' Sannat, Gozo [PDF]
, 2008 According to the Museum Annual Report for the years 1928-9, the Police Occurrences Register for the period 20/12/1928- 9/4/1929, and Public Works correspondence for the period 5/9/1928 - 3/4/1929, a burial was discovered in a quarry at Ta' Sannat on
Azzopardi, George
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