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A Ptolemaic Lexikon: A Lexicographical Study of the Texts in the Temple of Edfu

Book information

Publisher
Isd
Year
1997
ISBN
9068319337, 9789068319330
Google Books ID
J6KnJ_7pwPIC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
208 MB (218412184 bytes)
Pages
1300\1374
Time added
2024-06-17 08:01:30

Description

The texts discussed in this volume were inscribed on the walls of the Temple of Edfu in Upper Egypt in the Ptolemaic period. This lexikon studies more than 4,000 words, examining the etymology of each word, the history of its usage and the context and changing meanings of the words. A unique and highly useful tool, the first of its kind in English, studying the individual words and their context, use and composition.

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