An enigmatic graffito from the sun temple of Nyuserre and the meaning of the so-called “slaughterhouse”
For a long time the presence of a “slaughterhouse” in the sun temple of Nyuserre has been taken for granted as the result of the investigation conducted by Ludwig Borchardt in Abu Ghurab in 1898–1901. However, several pieces of archaeological and textual evidence, including the documents from t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | ces |
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Pražské Egyptologické Studie |
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| Online Access: | http://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/01/massimiliano_nuzzolo_52-66.pdf |
| Summary: | For a long time the presence of a “slaughterhouse” in the
sun temple of Nyuserre has been taken for granted as the
result of the investigation conducted by Ludwig Borchardt
in Abu Ghurab in 1898–1901. However, several pieces
of archaeological and textual evidence, including
the documents from the Abusir papyri, which are
contemporary with the sun temples, challenge this
reconstruction. An important element in this discussion
may probably come from the correct reading and
interpretation of a hieratic inscription found inside the
so-called “slaughterhouse” and later on completely
forgotten. To this inscription, and the important institutions
mentioned therein, we shall pay attention in this article. |
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| ISSN: | 1214-3189 1801-3899 |