The transmission of the Pyramid Texts of Nut
Subtitle: analysis of their distribution and role in the Old and Middle Kingdoms
By: Antonio J. Morales
Series: Studien zur altägyptischen Kultur. Beihefte -- Band 19; Studien zur altägyptischen Kultur -- Bd. 19.
Publisher: Helmut Buske Verlag
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Hamburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9783875488197
Subjects: Language, style; Egyptian Inscriptions; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Pyramid texts
Description: This is the first treatment of Pyramid Texts dealing with the protection of the deceased by the goddess Nut and his safe journey to the afterlife. The use of these texts is considered in connection with the rituals performed during the hour-vigil in the night previous to the burial, and explores the transmission of the texts from the Old Kingdom to the Greco-Roman times, taking into account the latest examples in the ptolemaic temples of Dendera, Edfu, and Philae. 0In order to achieve the most complete assessment, this study develops an innovative interdisciplinary framework drawing not only on traditional methods of textual criticism and stemmatics, but also on analytical notions on context, meaning, and uses from the New Philology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.