Science in Ancient Egypt

Stone vessel of Khamkhonsu (BM EA 37256)
Stone vessel of Khamkhonsu, BM EA 37256. © The Trustees of the British Museum

Stone vessel of Khamkhonsu (BM EA 37256)

Metadata

knowledge domains
Magic
keywords
defence spell (preventive magic) » protection on the water protection against animals (in general) » protection against crocodiles Horus stela text
Present location
Europe » Great Britain » (Cities K-N) » London » British Museum

inventory number EA 37256

Online collections

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/

Find spot
Asyut to First Cataract » Thebes
Date
from: Era and Dynasty Dates » Pharaonic Period » 3rd Intermediate Period » 25th Dynasty to: Era and Dynasty Dates » Pharaonic Period » Late Period » 26th Dynasty
Text type
recitation(s) » incantation(s)
Material
Non organic » Stone » Breccia
Object type
Artefact » Container » Vessel » Jugs and Bottles
Script
Hieroglyphs
Editions

- C. Andrews, A Stone Vessel with Magical Scenes and Texts, in: W. Clarysse, A. Schoors, H. Willems (Hrsg.), Egyptian Religion. The Last Thousand Years. Part. I. Studies Dedicated to the Memory of Jan Quaegebeur (OLA 84), Leuven 1998, Gs Quaegebeur, 297-310.

Bibliographic references

- W. von Bissing, Steingefässe (Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire Nos 18065–18793), Vienne 1907, 97-98 und Taf. III.

- W. Gutekunst, Textgeschichtliche Studien zum Verjüngungsspruch (Text B) auf Horusstelen und Heilstatuen, Diss., Trier 1995.

- J.F. Quack, Altägyptische Amulette und ihre Handhabung (Orientalische Religionen in der Antike 31), Tübingen 2022, 146.

- F. Röpke, Mythologische Erzählungen in den Heiltexten. Band I (a): Allgemeiner Teil und Textsammlung, Heidelberg 2018, 383.

Online ressources

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA37256 (25.07.2024)

Author
Dr. Peter Dils
Author of metadata
Dr. Peter Dils

Translation and Commentary

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