The Naos of Amasis: A monument for the reawakening of Osiris - Couverture souple

Zecchi, Marco

 
9789088907951: The Naos of Amasis: A monument for the reawakening of Osiris
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ISBN 10 : 9088907951 ISBN 13 : 9789088907951
Editeur : Sidestone Press, 2019

Synopsis

The naos AM 107 of the Museum of Antiquities of Leiden was built by king Amasis in the VIth century BC, a period that saw an intense production of monolithic shrines. Despite its not impressive dimensions, however, the naos of Leiden stands out for its originality. What is particularly interesting about this monument is that its distinctiveness is strictly connected to the nature of its recipient.

Amasis dedicated the naos to Osiris Hemag, one of the most important and enigmatic Osirian forms of the first millennium BC. Osiris Hemag represents Osiris in a crucial moment of his existence, his reawakening. It was precisely this aspect of the god that strongly influenced both the shape and the decoration of the naos, creating a unique effect: indeed, this is the only Egyptian naos showing on his surfaces groups of guardian-deities who had the task to protect the body of Osiris and to assist him in his rebirth and rejuvenation.

This naos is not only a shrine housing a statue of Osiris Hemag, but it is also a monument conveying a new definition of the god and ideas concerning his rebirth.

Contents:

PREFACE
LIST OF FIGURES
ABBREVIATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY

I NAOS AM 107: FROM EGYPT TO LEIDEN

II DESCRIPTION OF THE NAOS
1. The architecture
2. The decoration
3. Some palaeographic and stylistic observations

III THE NAOI OF AMASIS
1. The naoi
2. The damnatio memoriae
3. The decorations
4. The recipients: Osiris and the others

IV THE ROLE OF THE NAOS
1. The recipient of the naos: Osiris Hemag
2. The dedicatory text
3. Great gods, small gods: divine beings in action
4. Naoi at Kom el-Ahmar

Indices
1 Deities
2 Deities (in transliteration)
3 Royal names
4 Egyptian personal names
5 Names of buildings and places
6 Museum Collections

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Marco Zecchi is Associate Professor of Egyptology at the university of Bologna.

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The naos AM 107 of the Museum of Antiquities of Leiden was built by king Amasis in the VIth century BC, a period that saw an intense production of monolithic shrines. Despite its not impressive dimensions, however, the naos of Leiden stands out for its originality. What is particularly interesting about this monument is that its distinctiveness is strictly connected to the nature of its recipient.

Amasis dedicated the naos to Osiris Hemag, one of the most important and enigmatic Osirian forms of the first millennium BC. Osiris Hemag represents Osiris in a crucial moment of his existence, his reawakening. It was precisely this aspect of the god that strongly influenced both the shape and the decoration of the naos, creating a unique effect: indeed, this is the only Egyptian naos showing on his surfaces groups of guardian-deities who had the task to protect the body of Osiris and to assist him in his rebirth and rejuvenation.

This naos is not only a shrine housing a statue of Osiris Hemag, but it is also a monument conveying a new definition of the god and ideas concerning his rebirth.

Contents:

PREFACE
LIST OF FIGURES
ABBREVIATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY

I NAOS AM 107: FROM EGYPT TO LEIDEN

II DESCRIPTION OF THE NAOS
1. The architecture
2. The decoration
3. Some palaeographic and stylistic observations

III THE NAOI OF AMASIS
1. The naoi
2. The damnatio memoriae
3. The decorations
4. The recipients: Osiris and the others

IV THE ROLE OF THE NAOS
1. The recipient of the naos: Osiris Hemag
2. The dedicatory text
3. Great gods, small gods: divine beings in action
4. Naoi at Kom el-Ahmar

Indices
1 Deities
2 Deities (in transliteration)
3 Royal names
4 Egyptian personal names
5 Names of buildings and places
6 Museum Collections

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Sidestone Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9088907951
ISBN 13 
9789088907951
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
146
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