25th Dynasty

Publication of new archaeological material found recently on the avenue of Sphinxes, between the temples of Karnak and Luxor. Some of the newly discovered blocks come from an already known Osirian chapel – the chapel of Osiris-Padedânkh (firstly published in Karnak-Nord IV in the 1950s) – and are elements of its doors and walls. Reconstructions of these features are presented, enhancing knowledge of the chapel. This monument was constructed under the pontificate of the god’s wife Shepenwepet II during Tanutamon’s obscure rule. Some other unidentified blocks are also published here to enable analysis and identification.

This is a draft paper. It aims to make an effort for understanding the origins of the ‘EteoCypriote’ language which is mostly traced on the Amathusian inscriptions. The suggested conclusion was formed based first and foremost on historical grounds since its cardinal argument was historiographical. However, to ground such an issue, one needs to extend the research beyond the historical perspective. For this reason other sources were employed from the archaeological and the linguistic fields resulting to a potential origin of this epichoric Cypriote language.
Important Note: For the monetary section of this paper please see the revised interpretation of the ku-ru-ko sequence mentioned in the paper titled "Reconsidering and Rereading the Cypro-syllabic signs KU, RU and KO on Ancient Salamis Coins". See also my article ‘The Signs KU, RU and KO on Salaminian Coins of the 5th cent. BC’, in The Numismatic Chronicle 180 (2020), pp. 69-94.

J. Pope, "Shepenwepet II and the Kingdom of Kush: Implications of a Recent Study," in R. Jasnow and K. M. Cooney, eds., Joyful in Thebes: Egyptological Studies in Honor of Betsy M. Bryan (Lockwood, 2015), 357-364. Posting of this chapter to academia.edu is forbidden by the press. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this chapter, please contact me via e-mail or through academia.edu.

The text is in Greek and on the PDF you may see only the first page. A summary in English is provided below.
During the Iron Age in Cyprus at least three languages were used for which there are documents: Greek, Phoenician and another language that until today remains incomprehensible. The modern scholarship describes the latter one with the conventional term "Eteocypriot", suggesting that it might have arisen from a Late Cypriot idiom. Although this language is recorded only in few texts dating from the 7th-4th c. BC, is of particular interest since the epigraphic material is predominantly associated with the ancient kingdom of Amathus; a kingdom whose tradition suggests its founding by indigenous Cypriots. The article does not deal with the inscriptions themselves, but examines the historical grounds for their appearance on the island, and investigates the origins of the Cypriots who spoke or understood this incomprehensible language, or claimed to have been connected in one way or another with the indigenous element. In particular, based on the available literary sources, and the historical circumstances, as well on archaeological data this article suggests that these Cypriots might have been linguistically and/or other way related to the ancient Ethiopians and specifically to those Ethiopians who lived in Ancient Nubia.