Science in Ancient Egypt

Statue of Isis of Ptahirdis
Statue of Isis of Ptahirdis

Statue of Isis of Ptahirdis

Metadata

knowledge domains
Magic
keywords
protection against substances and other things » protection against poison Isis protection against animals (in general) » protection against snakes incantation
Present location
Europe » Great Britain » (Cities K-N) » London

Private collection Daniel Katz (in 2013)

Find spot
Unknown
Date
Era and Dynasty Dates » Pharaonic Period » Late Period » 26th Dynasty » Apries Haaibre
Text type
recitation(s) » incantation(s)
Material
Non organic » Stone » Greywacke
Object type
Artefact » Writing surfaces » Stele » Horus Stela / Horuscippus
Part of object
Abacus
Script
Hieroglyphs
Language
Egyptian-Coptic » Egyptian » Middle Egyptian » Égyptien de tradition
Editions

- O. Perdu, L’Isis de Ptahirdis retrouvée, in: Revue d‘Égyptologie 64, 2013, 93–133 (= 93–125 and pl. 8–11).

- Panov 2014: M. Panov, Die Statue des Horchebe (Novosibirsk 2014) (https://www.academia.edu/9821380), 48.

Bibliographic references

- Jansen-Winkeln 2014: K. Jansen-Winkeln, Inschriften der Spätzeit. Teil IV: Die 26. Dynastie. Band 2: Gottesgemahlinnen / 26. Dynastie insgesamt (Wiesbaden 2014), 901–902 (Nr. 60.281–282).

Online ressources

Antiques Trade Gazette 2012

Los Angeles Times, 2012

A complete bibliography can be found here.

Author
Dr. Peter Dils

Translation and Commentary

For complete metadata, translation, and commentary, see German version.