The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (c. 3100-332 B.C.)Graffiti, being a form of written communication invariably free of social restraints, are a far more accurate reflection of the character of the Egyptian era of the pharaohs than the far more polished artistic or literary works. This book is the first overall attempt to offer insight into more than 2800 years of Egyptian and Nubian hieroglyphic and hieratic graffiti. Graffiti have long been neglected when compared to larger and more formal texts and inscriptions, and it is only in recent years that many important graffiti texts written in these scripts have been published and made available to wider scrutiny. For this work, extensive use has also been made of materials as yet unpublished. All this taken together makes Dr. Alex Peden's work "a valuable guide to "normal" life and society in Ancient Egypt," |
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Contents
Dynasties IIIVIII | 4 |
The New Kingdom | 58 |
West Theban Graffiti Deir elMedina | 134 |
Indexes 329 | 176 |
Conclusions | 289 |
Bibliography | 295 |
Common terms and phrases
Akhet Amennakhte Amenophis Amenophis III Amun Aswan attested Bierbrier BIFAO Buhen burial Carter graffito CEDAE Section Cemy Cerny and Sadek Chief Workman Couyat and Montet Deir el-Medina Djehutymose Dynasty XX Egypt Egyptian Gebel graffiti inscriptions graffiti texts Habachi Herihor hieratic hieratic graffiti hieroglyphic Hieroglyphic and Hieratic hieroglyphic graffito hieroglyphic rock graffito High Priest Horemheb inscribed Janssen JARCE Kings Kitchen known Kush LNKE located names and titles necropolis Neferhotep Note Nubia officials Pharaoh Piankh Pinudjem preserve the names Priest of Amun quarries Queens Ramesses II Ramesses XI Ramesside Ramses XI recorded Reeves reign of Ramesses rock graffiti royal tombs royal workmen Sadek et al senior Scribe Sethos Shoshenq Smendes Spiegelberg stela temple textual graffiti Thebes THIP tombe de Ramses tombe de Sethi tombe de Thoutmosis Tuthmosis Tuthmosis III Valbelle Vallon Vizier Wadi Hammamat West Theban West Valley XVIIIth Dynasty XXIst Dynasty XXth Dynasty
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (c. 3100-332 B.C.) Volume 17 of Probleme der Ägyptologie / Probleme der Ägyptologie |
| Author | Alexander J. Peden |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | BRILL, 2001 |
| ISBN | 9004121129, 9789004121126 |
| Length | 348 pages |
| Subjects | › › Foreign Language Study / Ancient Languages History / Ancient / Egypt |
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