Ancient Egyptian Animal Fables : : Tree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice / / Jennifer Miyuki Babcock.
One group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes’s religious environment. This boo...
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| Superior document: | Culture and History of the Ancient near East Series ; Volume 128 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
Volume 128. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Notes: | This book examines the depictions of anthropomorphised animals found on ostraca and papyri from Deir el-Medina and considers their narrative and artistic purpose within the religious environment of New Kingdom Thebes. |
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