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Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Abbreviations ix
Note on Translations xiii
Introduction. Confronting Pharaonic Egypt in Late Antiquity 1
Chapter 1. From Sign to Symbol in Roman Egypt 14
Chapter 2. Hieroglyphs, Deep History, and Biblical Chronology 34
Chapter 3. Encoding the Wisdom of Egypt 68
Chapter 4. Laws for Murdering Men’s Souls 98
Chapter 5. Translating Hieroglyphs, Constructing Authority 125
Notes 175
Bibliography 205
Index Locorum 229
Subject Index 235
Acknowledgments 241

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Abbreviations ix
Note on Translations xiii
Introduction. Confronting Pharaonic Egypt in Late Antiquity 1
Chapter 1. From Sign to Symbol in Roman Egypt 14
Chapter 2. Hieroglyphs, Deep History, and Biblical Chronology 34
Chapter 3. Encoding the Wisdom of Egypt 68
Chapter 4. Laws for Murdering Men’s Souls 98
Chapter 5. Translating Hieroglyphs, Constructing Authority 125
Notes 175
Bibliography 205
Index Locorum 229
Subject Index 235
Acknowledgments 241

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