Solange Ashby
Biographic Data
| ID | 3803733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Solange Ashby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Solange |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashby |
| SIGNATURE | ASHBY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of America |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The “Feast of Entry”: Gold in Nubian Practice and Power at Philae
This paper will explore the ritual power and significance of gold for Nubian cultic practitioners at the ancient Egyptian temple of Philae, located at the traditional border between Egypt and Nubia. Philae was a place of cultural, religious, economic, and military interaction between Egyptian and Nubian populations, both of whom engaged in religious practices at the temple, often jointly. Though co-religionists, Nubian practice diverged in specif…
J. Taylor Westerfeld, Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
Milk Libations for Osiris: Nubian Piety at Philae
Nubian worshippers are first attested in the temple inscriptions of Philae in the early Roman period. Before this time only royalty and officials employed by the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt inscribed prayers on the walls at Philae. These Nubian inscriptions were frequently engraved near scenes of milk offerings at Philae and testify to the performance of a unique ritual enacted during the month of Khoiak, namely, pouring milk libations as part of th…
Dancing for Hathor: Nubian Women in Egyptian Cultic Life
Dancing for Hathor: Nubian Women in Egyptian Cultic Life
Milk Libations for Osiris: Nubian Piety at Philae
Nubian worshippers are first attested in the temple inscriptions of Philae in the early Roman period. Before this time only royalty and officials employed by the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt inscribed prayers on the walls at Philae. These Nubian inscriptions were frequently engraved near scenes of milk offerings at Philae and testify to the performance of a unique ritual enacted during the month of Khoiak, namely, pouring milk libations as part of th…
J. Taylor Westerfeld, Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
The “Feast of Entry”: Gold in Nubian Practice and Power at Philae
This paper will explore the ritual power and significance of gold for Nubian cultic practitioners at the ancient Egyptian temple of Philae, located at the traditional border between Egypt and Nubia. Philae was a place of cultural, religious, economic, and military interaction between Egyptian and Nubian populations, both of whom engaged in religious practices at the temple, often jointly. Though co-religionists, Nubian practice diverged in specif…
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Inscribed figure (2 works) · Prayer (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (1 works) · Ancient Near East History (1 works)