Science in Ancient Egypt

Wooden Amulet BM EA 20775
Wooden Amulet BM EA 20775: verso.

Wooden Amulet BM EA 20775

Metadata

knowledge domains
Magic
keywords
defence spell (preventive magic) amulet damage spell (destructive magic)
Alternative Names
Registrierungsnummer: 1888,0512.76 (Internet BM)
Present location
Europe » Great Britain » (Cities K-N) » London » British Museum

Inventory number: EA 20775

Online collections

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection

Find spot
Asyut to First Cataract » Between Asyut and Abydos » East Bank » Akhmim
Date
from: Era and Dynasty Dates » Pharaonic Period » Late Period to: Era and Dynasty Dates » Graeco-Roman Period » Hellenistic Period » Ptolemaic Period
Material
Organic » Wood
Object type
Artefact » Costume, Attire, Outfit » Accessoires » Jewelry » Pendant
Script
Hieroglyphs
Language
Egyptian-Coptic » Egyptian » Middle Egyptian
Editions

- Vittmann 1984: G. Vittmann, Ein Amulett aus der Spätzeit zum Schutz gegen Feinde, in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 111, 1984, 164–170 und Taf. 5.

Bibliographic references

- Pinch 2006: G. Pinch, Magic in Ancient Egypt (London 2006), 73, 74 (Fig. 36).

- Fischer-Elfert 2014: H.-W. Fischer-Elfert, in: Orientalia N.S. 83, 2014, 37 [K].

- Quack 2022: J. F. Quack, Altägyptische Amulette und ihre Handhabung. Orientalische Religionen in der Antike 31. Tübingen 2022, 149 [B].

Online ressources

TM: www.trismegistos.org/text/56746

BM: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA20775 (02.09.2024).

TLA: https://thesaurus-linguae-aegyptiae.de/object/MPT2M6FVOZAJLIJGG35BH6LLTY  (02.09.2024).

Author
Dr. Marc Brose
Contributors
Dr. Peter Dils
Author of metadata
Dr. Marc Brose
Contributors of metadata
Dr. Peter Dils

Translation and Commentary

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