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On a souvent à juste titre rapproché rituel funéraire et rituel du culte. L’offrande des tissus, utilisés aussi bien dans l’enveloppement de la momie que dans la parure de la statue, en offre un exemple particulièrement significatif. La... more
Lecture title: The Smell of Temples in Ancient Egypt Date: November 27, 2019 Lecture series by Dora Goldsmith: The Scent of Ancient Egypt, November 20 - December 11, 2019 Location: Haus Bastian, Center for Cultural Education, Egyptian... more
This article aims at giving an overall view of the real and mythical topography of the Abaton of Biggeh, which housed a relic, the left leg of the God Osiris, in connection with the rituals. After a geographical and archaeological... more
Acercamiento, a través de su clero, a la vida cotidiana y religiosa del Egipto faraónico. Los sacerdotes en el antiguo Egipto eran miembros de una élite, formada por hombres y mujeres que dedicaron parte de su existencia al servicio del... more
Résumé C'est en 1869 que A. Mariette publie son premier volume sur les fouilles d'Abydos, essentiellement consacré au temple de Séthy Ier. S'il est admiratif de la qualité des reliefs, il est profondément déçu par le plan et... more
"Observations on Context and Functioning of Royal Statues in the temple of Amun at Karnak" - ATTENTION ... PLATES WILL FOLLOW - Since its publication in 2001 unrevised, original PhD-thesis (1999 in Egyptology at Humboldt-University... more
This paper deals with the identity of the third temple mentioned in the so-called Decree of Cambyses, copied on the verso of the demotic P. Bibl. Nat. 215 (Paris). Three temples, in the copy preserved on the early Ptolemaic document, were... more
in: Baumann, S. / Kockelmann, H. (Hgg.), Der ägyptische Tempel als ritueller Raum Theologie und Kult in ihrer architektonischen und ideellen Dimension. Akten der internationalen Tagung, Haus der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften.... more
Athribis befindet sich auf dem Westufer des Nils bei der modernen Ortschaft Nag′ al-Schaych Hamad ungefähr 7 km südwestlich von Sohag auf dem Gebiet des antiken 9. oberägyptischen Gaues. Seine Hauptstadt war Achmim, die östlich von... more
The last archaeological survey in the Temple of Mut at Jebel Barkal
with M.C. Laurenti, in M. C. Laurenti – E. M. Osman El-Malik (eds.), Gangemi Editore 2021.
with M.C. Laurenti, in M. C. Laurenti – E. M. Osman El-Malik (eds.), Gangemi Editore 2021.
This dissertation provides the first systematic overview and analysis of the ritual scenes decorating the interior walls of the forecourt of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple, completed in the third year of Ramesses’s reign (c. 1279-1213... more
Two information boards presenting crucial information about the Main Sanctuary of Amun in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari situated in Ptolemaic Portico of the temple. Texts were prepared by Dr F. Pawlicki and layout was... more
With this volume of Études and Travaux we would like to present the Centre for the Research on the Egyptian Temple, established at our Institute in 2016, to our colleagues and friends – partners in scientific discussions. The... more
The Temple Kit includes 16 bottles – 15 individual scents that made up the smell of ancient Egyptian temples, and the “temple smell” itself, which is the reconstruction of the smell of ancient Egyptian temples in a bottle. The Temple Kit... more
The final publication is available at www.de-gruyter.com.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/olzg-2018-0003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/olzg-2018-0003
Sometimes, Egyptian text-image-compositions show an inscription as being currently written by one of the divine figures. Some of these cases that illustrate the Egyptians' deliberate play with the medial qualities of image and writing are... more
Los himnos Esna II, 17 y 31: interpretación teológica e integración en el programa decorativo de la fachada ptolemaica del templo de Esna Abraham I. FERNÁNDEZ PICHEL Las publicaciones dedicadas a las inscripciones de la fachada ptolemaica... more
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The decorative programs of ancient Egyptian temples represent a rich source for the thoughts of the priestly and the ruling elites of Egypt. This is especially true regarding the speculations about the socio-religious role of the king. In... more
Despite Senusret I’s fame as a great pharaoh, there is evidence of disastrous crop failures during his reign: the second letter of Heqanakht, the tomb biographies of the nomarch Ameny and overseer of priests Mentuhotep; probably “The... more
A couple of years ago, a broad study of ancient temples and oracles in Greece was published by M. Ranieri in 2014 [1]. In this interesting work, Ranieri describes a very special behaviour of the orientation for the majority of the studied... more
Page 1. Vier spate Leinenamulette fiir Mumien im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien und im Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia* Holger Kockelmann (Tafel 18-20) Abstract Publication ...
List of all graffiti on the walls of the southern temple from Taffeh, now displayed in the Leiden Museum of Antiquities, with facsimile drawings and interpretation. The graffiti are mainly figural and dating to the X-group period but... more
Résumé : Les scènes de consécration de l’offrande carnée sont particulièrement fréquentes dans le temple égyptien et ce à toutes les époques. La représentation la plus courante, très stéréotypée, montre la consécration par le roi de... more
This paper explores 32 inscribed objects from foundation deposits of the Temple of Thutmose III, Djeserakhet, at Deir el-Bahari. They contain ointment jars, chisels, saws, axes, surveyor’s stakes, ‘Opening of the Mouth’ adzes, a grinder,... more
Wie roch das antike Ägypten? Mit experimenteller Archäologie das alte Ägypten begreifen: Die Ägyptologin Dora Goldsmith... more
Astronomical Aspects of Early Sacral Architecture in Ancient Egypt as Part of Constructing of the Sacred Space The paper presents the earliest sacral structures in Egypt. The analysis of the cult places is focused on their... more
Résumé Abstract En quoi les mentions ou représentations des pharaons d'autrefois dans les temples d'époque ptolémaïque et romaine témoigne-t-elle d'une mémoire historique ? Sinon, pour quelles raisons se référer à un ancêtre prestigieux... more
Investigating a statue base of Hathor associated with Amenhotep III in the Manchester Museum collection
The article considers an autobiographical inscription on the dorsal pillar of statue, which, from stylistic and paleographic criteria, dates to the last decades of the 4th century B.C. The statue belonged to a nobleman, whose name was not... more
The Ancient Egyptian cult is commonly seen as a direct demonstration of a pure and sacred religious belief system. This paper explores a different view, much needed for the global comprehension of this Civilization: the use of the cult as... more
Si offre qui al lettore l’approfondimento d’una tematica nella quale viene indagata l’antica regalità faraonica sopravvissuta in epoca imperiale romana, ossia quando essa, pur avendo perduto l’identità istituzionale politica e giuridica,... more
A couple of years ago, a broad study of ancient temples and oracles in Greece was published by M. Ranieri in 2014 [1]. In this interesting work, Ranieri describes a very special behaviour of the orientation for the majority of the studied... more