SCENE SONS HORA AND "BURIAL OF OSIRIS," the 17th chapter of the Book of the Dead: source base period Ptolemy

Authors

  • Kristina Masalova Institute of Oriental Studies. A. Crimean NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-3209.2.2013.137385

Keywords:

the Book of the Dead, vignettes, sons of Horus, Ancient Egyptian mythology, Ptolemaic Period, sources

Abstract

The article is devoted to the scene from the number of vignettes-illustrations of the Book of the Dead in the last phase of its existence, the Ptolemaic Period. Some general features are distinguished. The place of the scene in the context of the Book of the Dead and in the mythological context is examined. The Ptolemaic sources are explored and classified.

Published

2016-10-25

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