Fundamental Texts of Latopolitan Theology: The Bandeau Inscriptions from the Soubassements of the Ptolemaic Façade (Esna II, 16 and 30)

• Autores: Pichel Fernández, David Klotz
• Localización: Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, ISSN 0340-2215, Nº. 52, 2023, págs. 53-98
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • New text edition with translation and detailed commentary of the lower bandeau inscriptions from the Ptolemaic façade of Esna Temple (Esna II, nos. 16 and 30). These symmetric hieroglyphic texts list the chief divinities and cult locations of the Latopolite district, highlighting numerous aspects of local theology. Multiple sportive writings and mythological allusions are explained by comparing related inscriptions from throughout the pronao.