The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys: Fragmentary Osirian Papyri, Part I

by Andrea Kucharek, Marc Coenen

Overview

A definitive collection of the ancient Egyptian liturgy’s many textual variants.

An ancient Egyptian liturgy, The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys tells the story of how two sister goddesses resurrected the murdered god Osiris. No single version of the poem exists, and various forms have been discovered for use in both formal religious ceremonies and private funerary services. This edition collects all known copies and variants of the ritual text alongside extensive commentary from two leading scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788763546836
Publisher:	Museum Tusculanum Press
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Series:	Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications , #46
Edition description:	2 Volumes
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.75(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Andrea Kucharek is a research associate in the Egyptological department at the University of Heidelberg.


Marc Coenen holds MA and PhD degrees in ancient Near Eastern studies from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and he currently works as an officer with the Emergency Rescue Zone of South-West Limburg.

Table of Contents

Preface
Preface
Concordance of Papyri and Other Objects

I Introduction

II Content and Structure
II.1 Content
II.2 Structure

III Provenance and Date

IV Catalogue
IV.1 pBerlin 3008 (B 3008)
IV.2 pBM 10332 + Oxford Bodleian Library Ms. Egypt.d.8 (P) + pLiverpool M11190 (BM/BL/Li)
IV.3 pLeiden T 31 (Ld 31)
IV.4 pCarlsberg 589 + PSI inv. I 104 + pBerlin 29022a/b (C 589)
IV.5 pCarlsberg 160 + PSI inv. I 122 + pBerlin 14405m + pBerlin 23242 + pBM 10973 (8) + pMichigan 6397j (C 160)
IV.6 pCarlsberg 648 + PSI inv. I 195 + pTebt. Tait 27 (C 648)
IV.7 PSI inv. I 192 (PSI I 192)
IV.8 pCarlsberg 669 + PSI inv. I 160 (C 669)
IV.9 pBM 9916 (BM 9916)
IV.10 Coffins
IV.11 Dendera Osiris chapel Est 1
IV.12 pBM 10188 (BM 10188)
Preservation overview

V Synopsis

VI Commentary

VII Bibliography

Hieroglyphic synopsis
List of Plates