Fragmente des sog. "Sothisrituals" von Oxyrhynchos aus Tebtynis
By: Susanne Töpfer
Series: CNI publications -- 40; Carlsberg papyri -- 12
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Language: ger; egy
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9788763543644
Subjects: Egyptian language; Texts
Description: The book contains the edition of a hieratic written text from the Tebtunis temple library, dating to the 1st &#x96; 2nd century AD. The ritual text is a compilation of fumigation and libation spells for the main deities of the designed ritual place, the Per-Khefyt in Oxyrhynchos, on the one hand and an offering litany for the benefit of pharaoh consisting of a cultic topography, a name litany, as well as a litany for Sothis on the other hand. The focus of the text lies on Sothis and the various manifestations of the dangerous goddess. The Myth of the Sun&#x92;s Eye has an influence on the composition. Therefore, the aim of the ritual seems to be protection of pharaoh during the beginning of the year, when the sun&#x92;s eye, that is Sothis, arise, which announces the Nile inundation.0.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-184) and indexes.