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Papyrus

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Author : Irene Vallejo
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2022-10-18

Papyrus written by Irene Vallejo and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-18 with History categories.

A "masterly" (Economist), prize-winning, internationally bestselling history of books in the ancient world "Exquisite. . . . Beautifully translated into English by Charlotte Whittle, who is able to convey both Vallejo’s passionate narrative presence and her synthesising intelligence.” —The Guardian Long before books were mass-produced, hand-copied scrolls made from Nile River reeds were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and pharaohs, determined to possess them, dispatched emissaries to the edges of the known world to bring them back. Exploring the deep and fascinating history of the written word, from the oral tradition to scrolls to codices, internationally bestselling author Irene Vallejo shows that books have always been a precious and precarious vehicle for civilization. Through fascinating stories from history, insightful readings of the classics, and poignant personal reflection, Vallejo traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival. At its heart a spirited love letter to language itself, Papyrus takes readers on a journey across the centuries to discover how a simple reed grown along the banks of the Nile would give birth to a rich and cherished culture.

The Leyden Papyrus

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Author : Francis Llewellyn Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1974-01-01

The Leyden Papyrus written by Francis Llewellyn Griffith and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-01-01 with History categories.

First complete translation of crucial 3rd-century A.D. manuscript of Egyptian magic, medicine. 15-foot roll of papyrus reveals spells, incantations, aphrodisiacs, invoking various gods. Probably compilation of practicing Egyptian sorcerer. Transliteration of demotic included.

Ancient Egyptian Medicine

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Author : John F. Nunn
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2002

Ancient Egyptian Medicine written by John F. Nunn and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.

The skills of the ancient Egyptians in preserving bodies through mummification are well known, but their expertise in the everyday medical practices needed to treat the living is less familiar and often misinterpreted. John F. Nunn draws on his own experience as an eminent doctor of medicine and an Egyptologist to reassess the evidence. He has translated and reviewed the original Egyptian medical papyri and has reconsidered other sources of information, including skeletons, mummies, statues, tomb paintings and coffins. Illustrations highlight symptoms of similar conditions in patients ancient and modern, and the criteria by which the Egyptian doctors made their diagnoses - many still valid today - are evaluated in the light of current medical knowledge. In addition, an appendix listing all known named doctors contains previously unpublished additions from newly translated texts. Spells and incantations and the relationship of magic and religion to medical practice are also explored. Incorporating the most recent insights of modern medicine and Egyptology, the result is the most comprehensive and authoritative general book to be published on this fascinating subject for many years.

Text Editions Of Abnormal Hieratic Demotic Greek Latin And Coptic Papyri And Ostraca

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-12-29

Text Editions Of Abnormal Hieratic Demotic Greek Latin And Coptic Papyri And Ostraca written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with History categories.

This volume is a Festschrift in honour of Francisca Hoogendijk, containing contributions by forty friends, colleagues and former students. It includes fifty-six editions and re-editions of (Abnormal) Hieratic, Demotic, Greek, Latin and Coptic texts, most of them from Ancient Egypt. The texts are as diverse as the jubilee’s own range of interests and her extensive papyrological network, including both literary and documentary texts, written on papyri and potsherds, dating from the twelfth century BCE to the eighth century CE. All texts are published with transcriptions, translations, commentary and photographs.

Book Of The Dead And Other Egyptian Papyri And Tablets Revised

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Author : Unknown
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Book Of The Dead And Other Egyptian Papyri And Tablets Revised written by Unknown and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

Greek Papyri

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Author : Bernard Pyne Grenfell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1903

Greek Papyri written by Bernard Pyne Grenfell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1903 with Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) categories.

The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri At Ninety

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Author : Garrick Vernon Allen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-05-08

The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri At Ninety written by Garrick Vernon Allen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-08 with Religion categories.

Despite the significant work carried out on the text, transmission, materiality, and scribal habits preserved in the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri since their acquisition by Beatty ninety years ago in 1931, these early copies of Jewish scripture and the New Testament have, for the most part, belonged primarily to textual critics. The goal of this book is to resituate this important collection of manuscripts in broader contexts, examining their significance in conversation with papyrology as a discipline, in the context of other ancient literary traditions preserved on papyri, and in discussion with the intellectual and cultural history of collecting, colonialism, and scholarly rhetoric. The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri, and other papyrological collection with which they are inextricably bound, remind us of the critical value of examining old manuscripts afresh in their historical, scholarly, and intellectual contexts. These studies are relevant for all scholars who work with manuscripts and ancient texts of any variety.

The Mummy

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Author : E. A. Wallis Budge
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-22

The Mummy written by E. A. Wallis Budge and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-22 with Social Science categories.

A comprehensive discussion of the rituals and objects used in ancient Egyptian burials and the mummification process.

Ancient Egyptian Materials And Technology

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Author : Paul T. Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-03-23

Ancient Egyptian Materials And Technology written by Paul T. Nicholson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-23 with History categories.

The book describes current research into all aspects of craftwork in ancient Egypt.

The Story Of The Bodmer Papyri

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Author : James M Robinson
language : en
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Release Date : 2013-02-28

The Story Of The Bodmer Papyri written by James M Robinson and has been published by James Clarke & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with Political Science categories.

"The United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) entrusted author James Robinson with tracking down the place where the Nag Hammadi Codices had been discovered. Priests whom the author interviewed in the region told Robinson that the codices had once been in the possession of a priest in the town of Dishna, a bit further upstream than Nag Hammadi itself. Robinson found that this priest had not had the Nag Hammadi Codices but rather the Bodmer Papyri. For Dishna is where the monastery headquarters of the first monastic order was located. The Bodmer Papyri discovery consisted of all that was left of the library of the Pachomian monastic order: Coptic letters of Pachomius and very early Greek copies of Luke and John, perhaps donated when Athanasius was in hiding at the monastery. These treasures were preserved in a jar hidden in the mountain where monks were buried. This book traces the story of the Bodmer Papyri from beginning to end."