Milk Libations for Osiris
Nubian Piety at Philae
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Solange Ashby (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 200-209 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/705360 |
| OpenAlex | W2989988746 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
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 the funerary rites performed for Osiris-Wennefer. Understanding milk libations in their Nubian context clarifies the origins and meaning of a rite deemed anomalous in the Egyptian context. Nubian prayer inscriptions and the relief programs of the temples in the Meroitic heartland are used to trace the introduction of this Nubian rite into the Egyptian temples of Lower Nubia
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Inscribed figure · Osiris · Prayer · Rite · Theology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |