The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Moon : Coffin Texts Spells 154-160.
Priskin, Gyula.
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Moon : Coffin Texts Spells 154-160. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (261 pages) - Archaeopress Egyptology Series ; v.22 . - Archaeopress Egyptology Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The spells -- 2.1. Spell 154: the origins of the month -- 2.2. Spell 155: lunar invisibility -- 2.3. Spell 156: the waxing moon -- 2.4. Spell 157: the full moon -- 2.5. Spell 158: the waning moon -- 2.6. Spell 159: the moon at the eastern horizon -- 2.7. Spell 160: a solar eclipse -- 3. General Commentary -- 3.1. The major themes of the spells -- 3.2. Textual layers in the Book of the Moon -- 3.3. The text variants from Deir el-Bersha and Asyut -- 3.4. The survival of the spells in the Book of Going Forth by Day -- 4. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book proposes that Coffin Texts spells 154-160, recorded at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE, form the oldest composition about the moon in ancient Egypt and, indeed, the world. Based on a new translation, the detailed analysis of these spells reveals that they provide a chronologically ordered account of the phenomena of a lunar month.
9781789691993
Egypt-History-30 B.C.-640 A.D.
Electronic books.
DT93 .P75 2019
493.1
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Moon : Coffin Texts Spells 154-160. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (261 pages) - Archaeopress Egyptology Series ; v.22 . - Archaeopress Egyptology Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents Page -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The spells -- 2.1. Spell 154: the origins of the month -- 2.2. Spell 155: lunar invisibility -- 2.3. Spell 156: the waxing moon -- 2.4. Spell 157: the full moon -- 2.5. Spell 158: the waning moon -- 2.6. Spell 159: the moon at the eastern horizon -- 2.7. Spell 160: a solar eclipse -- 3. General Commentary -- 3.1. The major themes of the spells -- 3.2. Textual layers in the Book of the Moon -- 3.3. The text variants from Deir el-Bersha and Asyut -- 3.4. The survival of the spells in the Book of Going Forth by Day -- 4. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book proposes that Coffin Texts spells 154-160, recorded at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE, form the oldest composition about the moon in ancient Egypt and, indeed, the world. Based on a new translation, the detailed analysis of these spells reveals that they provide a chronologically ordered account of the phenomena of a lunar month.
9781789691993
Egypt-History-30 B.C.-640 A.D.
Electronic books.
DT93 .P75 2019
493.1