David Klotz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5127673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Klotz |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Klotz |
| SIGNATURE | KLOTZ D |
| AFFILIATIONS | NELC Dept., New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A. |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8843-9362 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Quasi-Alphabetic Religious Formulas from the Karnak Cachette
Translation and discussion of multiple Late Period statues from the Karnak Cachette, all of which feature similar content and a preponderance of uniliteral (quasi-alphabetic) spellings
Not a Babe, Certainly not a Mouth
Response to “Out of the Mouths of Babes” by Benjamin Hinson (ZÄS 144/1). The alleged word for “child” is based on an erroneous reading. Parallels show this is a very different epithet (“he who ejaculates the Nun waters”), most likely denoting Atum
The Enigmatic Statuette of Djehutymose (MFA 24.743)
During excavations at the temple of Taharqa at Semna, George Reisner discovered an exceptional New Kingdom private statuette covered with short cryptographic inscriptions. The peculiar texts on this statuette, now in the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MFA 24.743), received a preliminary treatment by Etienne Drioton in the extensive catalogue of the Semna excavations by D. Dunham and J. Janssen (1960).Nevertheless, this object ha…
Get thee behind me, City God
The most recent analysis of the Saite Formula by K. Jansen-Winkeln (2000), based on an exhaustive corpus of over 200 examples, concluded that it was essentially a dedication formula expressed in the passive voice, commemorating the proper sacralization of the statue. Two previously unrecognized examples, both from Nubia during the late Eighteenth Dynasty, show that the supposed passive verbal form must be understood as the imperative of rḏı͗ , “t…
Darius I and the Sabaeans
Der Starke auf dem Dach
Who was with Antiochos III at Raphia? Revisiting the Hieroglyphic Versions of the Raphia Decree (CG 31008 and 50048)
The Raphia Decree of Ptolemy IV Philometor is best preserved in multiple Demotic redactions, but two fragmentary copies of the hieroglyphic portion have also survived. Both stelae were published long ago by Kamal and Gauthier (Cairo, CG 31008 and 50048), yet lacunae and other uncertainties plague the first editions. Through collation of the hieroglyphic texts, comparison to the corresponding Demotic redaction and other trilingual decrees, several…
The Peculiar Naophorous Statuette of a Heliopolitan Priest
First publication of a naophorous statuette from the Museum August Kestner, Hannover. This object belongs to the Heliopolitan priest Psamtek, apparently the son of the well-known vizier Psamtek-Seneb, and thus likely dates to the Thirtieth Dynasty. The statue owner’s titles provide further evidence for lesser known cults of Heliopolis, and the autobiographical inscription is unique for its concentration of unconventional enigmatic orthographies
Two overlooked oracles
New readings proposed for two Late Period stelae reveal additional evidence for divine oracles. In JE 72130, Nectanebo I relates how the goddess Nehmetaway proclaimed his future kingship through an oracle, not a public hieros-gamos ritual as Roeder had suggested. JE 53147 (Bucheum Stela 9), informs us that the new Buchis was chosen by the statue of Amenope during a ritual procession in Luxor, possibly from among a pool of qualified taurian candid…
Fish at Night and Birds by Day (Kemit VIII)
A new interpretation of Kemit VIII. The unusual expression “fish at night and birds by day” may allude to the solar cycle, not to fishing and fowling. This reading suggests that the protagonist, Au, is deceased, and not cavorting with a harem woman in Memphis as previous translations have assumed
Darius with the Letter h
Domitian at the Contra-Temple of Karnak
A new translation of the Roman Period inscriptions on the Eighteenth Dynasty contra-temple of Karnak, attached to the rear of the Akh-Menu. These religious texts lead to a reconsideration of the cultic function of this and other contra-temples, previously considered exclusively as locations for popular worship. The inscriptions from the reign of Domitian are primarily solar, associating the contra-temple with the nearby horned altar, sole obelisk…
Domitian at the Contra-Temple of Karnak
An Aids Educator's Seroconversion
In March 1994, while working as an educator at a prominent AIDS service organization, I seroconverted after engaging in unprotected sex within a relationship. This article will explore the personal journey of seroconversion as I simultaneously worked in developing programs for helping gay men stay uninfected. Since that time there has been a ground swell of activism around primary prevention for gay men, as well as a movement to explore the psych…
HIV Prevention with Male Prostitutes and Patrons of Hustler Bars
The core objectives of this study were to document the process by which a community‐based organization replicated and adapted an experimentally developed intervention to its own use and to explore the effectiveness of that HIV prevention program for male prostitutes and other patrons in New York City “hustler” bars. The intervention model employed was based on previous research with gay men (Kelly, St. Lawrence, Diaz, et al., 1991; Kelly, St. Law…
HIV Prevention with Male Prostitutes and Patrons of Hustler Bars
The core objectives of this study were to document the process by which a community‐based organization replicated and adapted an experimentally developed intervention to its own use and to explore the effectiveness of that HIV prevention program for male prostitutes and other patrons in New York City “hustler” bars. The intervention model employed was based on previous research with gay men (Kelly, St. Lawrence, Diaz, et al., 1991; Kelly, St. Law…
The Enigmatic Statuette of Djehutymose (MFA 24.743)
During excavations at the temple of Taharqa at Semna, George Reisner discovered an exceptional New Kingdom private statuette covered with short cryptographic inscriptions. The peculiar texts on this statuette, now in the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MFA 24.743), received a preliminary treatment by Etienne Drioton in the extensive catalogue of the Semna excavations by D. Dunham and J. Janssen (1960).Nevertheless, this object ha…
An Aids Educator's Seroconversion
In March 1994, while working as an educator at a prominent AIDS service organization, I seroconverted after engaging in unprotected sex within a relationship. This article will explore the personal journey of seroconversion as I simultaneously worked in developing programs for helping gay men stay uninfected. Since that time there has been a ground swell of activism around primary prevention for gay men, as well as a movement to explore the psych…
HIV Prevention with Male Prostitutes and Patrons of Hustler Bars
The core objectives of this study were to document the process by which a community‐based organization replicated and adapted an experimentally developed intervention to its own use and to explore the effectiveness of that HIV prevention program for male prostitutes and other patrons in New York City “hustler” bars. The intervention model employed was based on previous research with gay men (Kelly, St. Lawrence, Diaz, et al., 1991; Kelly, St. Law…
Darius with the Letter h
Domitian at the Contra-Temple of Karnak
A new translation of the Roman Period inscriptions on the Eighteenth Dynasty contra-temple of Karnak, attached to the rear of the Akh-Menu. These religious texts lead to a reconsideration of the cultic function of this and other contra-temples, previously considered exclusively as locations for popular worship. The inscriptions from the reign of Domitian are primarily solar, associating the contra-temple with the nearby horned altar, sole obelisk…
Domitian at the Contra-Temple of Karnak
Fish at Night and Birds by Day (Kemit VIII)
A new interpretation of Kemit VIII. The unusual expression “fish at night and birds by day” may allude to the solar cycle, not to fishing and fowling. This reading suggests that the protagonist, Au, is deceased, and not cavorting with a harem woman in Memphis as previous translations have assumed
Two overlooked oracles
New readings proposed for two Late Period stelae reveal additional evidence for divine oracles. In JE 72130, Nectanebo I relates how the goddess Nehmetaway proclaimed his future kingship through an oracle, not a public hieros-gamos ritual as Roeder had suggested. JE 53147 (Bucheum Stela 9), informs us that the new Buchis was chosen by the statue of Amenope during a ritual procession in Luxor, possibly from among a pool of qualified taurian candid…
The Peculiar Naophorous Statuette of a Heliopolitan Priest
First publication of a naophorous statuette from the Museum August Kestner, Hannover. This object belongs to the Heliopolitan priest Psamtek, apparently the son of the well-known vizier Psamtek-Seneb, and thus likely dates to the Thirtieth Dynasty. The statue owner’s titles provide further evidence for lesser known cults of Heliopolis, and the autobiographical inscription is unique for its concentration of unconventional enigmatic orthographies
Who was with Antiochos III at Raphia? Revisiting the Hieroglyphic Versions of the Raphia Decree (CG 31008 and 50048)
The Raphia Decree of Ptolemy IV Philometor is best preserved in multiple Demotic redactions, but two fragmentary copies of the hieroglyphic portion have also survived. Both stelae were published long ago by Kamal and Gauthier (Cairo, CG 31008 and 50048), yet lacunae and other uncertainties plague the first editions. Through collation of the hieroglyphic texts, comparison to the corresponding Demotic redaction and other trilingual decrees, several…
Der Starke auf dem Dach
Darius I and the Sabaeans
The Enigmatic Statuette of Djehutymose (MFA 24.743)
During excavations at the temple of Taharqa at Semna, George Reisner discovered an exceptional New Kingdom private statuette covered with short cryptographic inscriptions. The peculiar texts on this statuette, now in the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MFA 24.743), received a preliminary treatment by Etienne Drioton in the extensive catalogue of the Semna excavations by D. Dunham and J. Janssen (1960).Nevertheless, this object ha…
Get thee behind me, City God
The most recent analysis of the Saite Formula by K. Jansen-Winkeln (2000), based on an exhaustive corpus of over 200 examples, concluded that it was essentially a dedication formula expressed in the passive voice, commemorating the proper sacralization of the statue. Two previously unrecognized examples, both from Nubia during the late Eighteenth Dynasty, show that the supposed passive verbal form must be understood as the imperative of rḏı͗ , “t…
Not a Babe, Certainly not a Mouth
Response to “Out of the Mouths of Babes” by Benjamin Hinson (ZÄS 144/1). The alleged word for “child” is based on an erroneous reading. Parallels show this is a very different epithet (“he who ejaculates the Nun waters”), most likely denoting Atum
Quasi-Alphabetic Religious Formulas from the Karnak Cachette
Translation and discussion of multiple Late Period statues from the Karnak Cachette, all of which feature similar content and a preponderance of uniliteral (quasi-alphabetic) spellings
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