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Transforming the Dead in Graeco-Roman Egypt

The Spells of P. Louvre N. 3122 and P. Berlin P. 3162
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The belief that dead people could assume non-human forms is attested in Egyptian texts of all periods, from the Old Kingdom down to Graeco-Roman times. It was thought that assuming such forms enhanced their freedom of movement and access to nourishment in the afterlife, as well as allowing them to join the entourages of different deities and participate in their worship. Spells referring to or enabling the deceased’s transformations occur in the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, and the Book of the Dead. But it is not until the Graeco-Roman Period that we find entire compositions devoted to this theme. Two of the most important are P. Louvre N. 3122 and P. Berlin P. 3162, both written in hieratic and dating to the 1st century AD. Both texts have been known to Egyptologists for more than a century, but neither is currently available in an up-to-date comprehensive edition. This book provides such an edition, including high-resolution images of the manuscripts, hieroglyphic transcriptions, translations, descriptions of their material aspects, studies of their owners, their titles, and their families, reconstructions of their context of usage, analyses of their orthography and grammar, and detailed commentaries on their contents.

Author Biography:

Ann-Katrin Gill, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Mark Smith, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Release date Australia
May 8th, 2023
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
1 Tables, color; 27 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustrations, color; 15 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
186
ISBN-13
9783111079837
Product ID
36445623

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