Alexandra Mironova
Biographic Data
| ID | 4143540 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Mironova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Mironova |
| SIGNATURE | MIRONOVA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | State Academic University of Humanities |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8290-9215 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Images of the Scorpion Goddess Serket in the Ancient Egyptian Star Charts
The article studies the images of the scorpion goddess Serket in the astronomical drawings of the ancient Egyptians. Based on the analysis of a wide range of sources the author reveals a connection between the image of Serket and the Cancer constellation, where the point of the summer solstice was located in ancient times (in the zodiacs of the Graeco-Roman Period, the sign of Cancer was already represented as a crab). The rising of Sirius preced…
Semantics of the Images of a Cow's Head in Egyptian Monuments of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods
The article analyzes the images of a cow head with five stars from the Gerzeh Palette (Naqada II), a cylinder seal from Abydos (Naqada II–III), and a bowl from Hierakonpolis (1st Dynasty).The author considers the correlation between these motifs and the image of a cow on the bone tablet of king Djer from Abydos (1st Dynasty), representing the goddess Sothis as the giver of the flood. A comparative analysis of the iconography of “star” cow heads w…
Festivals of the god Sebek and astronomical observations of Ancient Egyptians
The article deals with the feasts of the crocodile god Sebek, celebrated in Fayum, Thebes and Kom Ombo, which originated during the Old Kingdom. The surviving images of Sebek are studied, that provide an opportunity to reconstruct the ritual and symbolic programs of festivals of the named deity. The analysis of the reliefs from the temple of Nyuserra (V Dyn.) depicting the harvest scenes, crocodile, fish, frog and bA-boat, suggested that they rep…
The Calendar Festivals of the Middle Kingdom Period in the Beni Hasan Tomb Paintings and Inscriptions
The article examines the main types of ancient Egyptian festivals of the Middle Kingdom, analyzing the paintings from the tombs of Beni Hasan that belonged to Khnumhotep II, Amenemhat II, Baket III and Kheti. The principles of describing festive rituals in the texts are traced and their significance for the tomb owners is shown. Comparing the tomb scenes of festivals and the lists of feasts, the author reveals a semantic relationship between the …
The ways and types of calendar festivals description in Ancient Egyptian texts
The article discusses the poetics of the description of the festivals in Ancient Egyptian texts. The author considers four ways of presenting information about the festival: commemorative inscriptions, royal annals, calendar lists, texts of mortuary literature. Many inscriptions on labels and vessels from the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods report on the celebration of the Sed-festival and graphically represent the place of the ritual: the…
The role of religious festivals in the lives of ancient Egyptians
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The role of religious festivals in the lives of ancient Egyptians
The ways and types of calendar festivals description in Ancient Egyptian texts
The article discusses the poetics of the description of the festivals in Ancient Egyptian texts. The author considers four ways of presenting information about the festival: commemorative inscriptions, royal annals, calendar lists, texts of mortuary literature. Many inscriptions on labels and vessels from the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods report on the celebration of the Sed-festival and graphically represent the place of the ritual: the…
The Calendar Festivals of the Middle Kingdom Period in the Beni Hasan Tomb Paintings and Inscriptions
The article examines the main types of ancient Egyptian festivals of the Middle Kingdom, analyzing the paintings from the tombs of Beni Hasan that belonged to Khnumhotep II, Amenemhat II, Baket III and Kheti. The principles of describing festive rituals in the texts are traced and their significance for the tomb owners is shown. Comparing the tomb scenes of festivals and the lists of feasts, the author reveals a semantic relationship between the …
Festivals of the god Sebek and astronomical observations of Ancient Egyptians
The article deals with the feasts of the crocodile god Sebek, celebrated in Fayum, Thebes and Kom Ombo, which originated during the Old Kingdom. The surviving images of Sebek are studied, that provide an opportunity to reconstruct the ritual and symbolic programs of festivals of the named deity. The analysis of the reliefs from the temple of Nyuserra (V Dyn.) depicting the harvest scenes, crocodile, fish, frog and bA-boat, suggested that they rep…
Semantics of the Images of a Cow's Head in Egyptian Monuments of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods
The article analyzes the images of a cow head with five stars from the Gerzeh Palette (Naqada II), a cylinder seal from Abydos (Naqada II–III), and a bowl from Hierakonpolis (1st Dynasty).The author considers the correlation between these motifs and the image of a cow on the bone tablet of king Djer from Abydos (1st Dynasty), representing the goddess Sothis as the giver of the flood. A comparative analysis of the iconography of “star” cow heads w…
The Images of the Scorpion Goddess Serket in the Ancient Egyptian Star Charts
The article studies the images of the scorpion goddess Serket in the astronomical drawings of the ancient Egyptians. Based on the analysis of a wide range of sources the author reveals a connection between the image of Serket and the Cancer constellation, where the point of the summer solstice was located in ancient times (in the zodiacs of the Graeco-Roman Period, the sign of Cancer was already represented as a crab). The rising of Sirius preced…
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Art (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · Cave (2 works) · Coffin (2 works)