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Studies on the Vignettes from Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead: I: The Image of ms.w Bdšt in Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Mykola Tarasenko
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Description for Studies on the Vignettes from Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead: I: The Image of ms.w Bdšt in Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Paperback. This book is a comprehensive study of the myth of the Egyptian deities ms.w Bdst - 'Children of Weakness' - and the scene depicting the cat, cutting off the head of the serpent under the branches of the isd-tree found on a number of Book of the Dead chapter 17 vignettes. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 302 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Among the numerous deities in the ancient Egyptian mythology, whose nature and function are still vague and obscure, are mś.w Bdšt – ‘Children of Weakness’. These beings are twice mentioned in the Book of the Dead chapter 17. The text fragments contain two local versions of the myth with mś.w Bdšt – Hermopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 1), and Heliopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 22). Since the last text describes the combat between Re and the ‘Children of Weakness’, the same is likely to be reflected on the vignette, which depicts the battle of Re against mś.w Bdšt, metaphorically shown in the ... Read more
Among the numerous deities in the ancient Egyptian mythology, whose nature and function are still vague and obscure, are mś.w Bdšt – ‘Children of Weakness’. These beings are twice mentioned in the Book of the Dead chapter 17. The text fragments contain two local versions of the myth with mś.w Bdšt – Hermopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 1), and Heliopolitan (Urk. V: Abs. 22). Since the last text describes the combat between Re and the ‘Children of Weakness’, the same is likely to be reflected on the vignette, which depicts the battle of Re against mś.w Bdšt, metaphorically shown in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Archaeopress
Publication date
2016
Series
Archaeopress Egyptology
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784914509
SKU
V9781784914509
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About Mykola Tarasenko
Dr Mykola Tarasenko is a Senior Fellow at the А. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyev. His research area is focused on the studies of illustrative tradition of the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, and specifically the vignettes of spell 17. In 2007 he was awarded the fellowship grant of ... Read more
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