The Book of the Faiyum

İsim	The Book of the Faiyum
Basım Tarihi:	1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Greco-Roman)
Basım Yeri	- The Walters Art Museum
Konu	Culture: Egyptian \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Evet
Fiziksel Boyutlar	Dimensions: H: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	W.738
Kayıt Numarası	walters-24264
Lokasyon	The Walters Art Museum
Tarih	1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Greco-Roman)
Notlar	The Book of the Faiyum is the modern name of a text that describes the Faiyum oasis as the mythical center of prosperity and ritual. The text was compiled during the Greco-Roman period, perhaps in the temple of the crocodile god Sobek in Shedet (Greek: Crocodilopolis; Arabic: Medinet el-Faiyum), but it may be based on precedents from earlier periods. The most famous copy of this text, known as the Boulaq/Hood/Amherst papyrus, consists of two papyrus scrolls with hieroglyphic text and illustrations. Portions of this papyrus are now in the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), the Morgan Library & Museum (New York), and the Egyptian Museum (Cairo). Besides this and other hieroglyphic versions, there are also hieratic and Demotic copies on papyrus and an unillustrated hieroglyphic version inscribed on the walls of the Sobek temple in Kom Ombo (Upper Egypt). The focal point of the Walters Art Museum's section of the book of the Faiyum is a long oval representing the Faiyum lake itself. Inside the lake, images of mythological figures including the crocodile god Sobek-Re, Osiris, and the solar child allude to stories of the creation of the world as well as the nightly regeneration of the sun god. Around the lake, forty-two deities are depicted, each representing an important cult site in Egypt. In this way, the book functions as a map of a ceremonial landscape centered in the Faiyum.For the latest information about this object, manuscripts; papyri; scrolls; bookrolls, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	EGY, GRC, MSS \| Ancient Art
Malzeme	red and black ink on papyrus

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The Book of the Faiyum

Basım Tarihi 1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Greco-Roman)

Basım Yeri - The Walters Art Museum

Konu Culture: Egyptian | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil Belirlenmemiş dil

Dijital Evet

Yazma Evet

Fiziksel Boyutlar Dimensions: H: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası W.738

Kayıt Numarası walters-24264

Lokasyon The Walters Art Museum

Tarih 1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Greco-Roman)

Notlar The Book of the Faiyum is the modern name of a text that describes the Faiyum oasis as the mythical center of prosperity and ritual. The text was compiled during the Greco-Roman period, perhaps in the temple of the crocodile god Sobek in Shedet (Greek: Crocodilopolis; Arabic: Medinet el-Faiyum), but it may be based on precedents from earlier periods. The most famous copy of this text, known as the Boulaq/Hood/Amherst papyrus, consists of two papyrus scrolls with hieroglyphic text and illustrations. Portions of this papyrus are now in the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), the Morgan Library & Museum (New York), and the Egyptian Museum (Cairo). Besides this and other hieroglyphic versions, there are also hieratic and Demotic copies on papyrus and an unillustrated hieroglyphic version inscribed on the walls of the Sobek temple in Kom Ombo (Upper Egypt). The focal point of the Walters Art Museum's section of the book of the Faiyum is a long oval representing the Faiyum lake itself. Inside the lake, images of mythological figures including the crocodile god Sobek-Re, Osiris, and the solar child allude to stories of the creation of the world as well as the nightly regeneration of the sun god. Around the lake, forty-two deities are depicted, each representing an important cult site in Egypt. In this way, the book functions as a map of a ceremonial landscape centered in the Faiyum.For the latest information about this object, manuscripts; papyri; scrolls; bookrolls, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu EGY, GRC, MSS | Ancient Art

Malzeme red and black ink on papyrus