Eros on the Nile

Fine copy in v. good DJ. Translated from the polish by Geoffrey L. Packer

History

Mysliwiec, Karol

Africa

Duckworth

Karol Mysliwiec surveys a turbulent time in Ancient Egyptian culture and history--the eight hundred years between the eleventh century B.C.E. and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E., after which Egypt became part of the Hellenistic world. It was a time when Libyans, Kushites, Persians, and Greeks ascended to the throne more frequently than did indigenous kings. The history of this phase of pharaonic Egypt, marked by rapid changes in rule, has been relatively neglected until now. Egypt had become increasingly involved in the affairs of its Near Eastern neighbors (Assyria, Babylon, and Persia) and of the Mediterranean world. These many cultures greatly enriched and influenced pharaonic traditions. At the same time, Egyptian civilization extended far beyond the borders of Egypt itself. One of the most important cultural products of this period is the Old Testament, called here "an inestimable source of information on daily life in pharaonic Egypt."Mysliwiec perceives in recent archaeological discoveries clear evidence that the first millennium B.C.E. was witness to more than a slow, progressive dying out of the pharaonic past; new and creative elements profoundly altered the culture of Ancient Egypt. Originally published in Polish, The Twilight of Ancient Egypt appeared in 1998 in a German edition. The Cornell edition has been updated by the author and also contains previously unpublished photographs of recently discovered treasures.

The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B. C. E.

Ancient Civilizations

Cornell University Press

Daily life in ancient Egypt was, according to Karol Mysliwiec, saturated with eroticism and much influenced by cult and magic as well. Ancient Egyptian religion, with its variety of gods living, feeling, and reacting much like mortals, he says, is a valuable index of human lifestyles of the day. Eros on the Nile, which has more than a hundred illustrations, including nineteen in full color, addresses selected facets of the erotic concepts and practices of the ancient Egyptians, as recorded in art and literature; it also includes some recent archaeological discoveries by the author and his colleagues. Mysliwiec presents his theory about one of the most intriguing, mysterious hieroglyphic signs, representing a male face with female coloration. Mysliwiec examines the cult of the king and his relationship to the gods as reflected in a legend depicting the royal child as the fruit of a relationship between a god and an earthly woman. He discusses in detail the special religious and political role of royal women, which found expression in the institution of the "gods wife" and describes and illustrates sexual episodes depicted in the "Turin Papyrus," a unique document dating from the times of the New Kingdom (2nd Millennium B.C.E.). Contrasting with the somewhat brutal naturalism of these scenes is the subtle sensuality of Ancient Egyptian love poetry, excerpts from which are quoted in the book.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Karol Mysliwiec surveys a turbulent time in Ancient Egyptian culture and history--the eight hundred years between the eleventh century B.C.E. and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.E., after which Egypt became part of the Hellenistic world. It was a time when Libyans, Kushites, Persians, and Greeks ascended to the throne more frequently than did indigenous kings. The history of this phase of pharaonic Egypt, marked by rapid changes in rule, has been relatively neglected until now. 
Egypt had become increasingly involved in the affairs of its Near Eastern neighbors (Assyria, Babylon, and Persia) and of the Mediterranean world. These many cultures greatly enriched and influenced pharaonic traditions. At the same time, Egyptian civilization extended far beyond the borders of Egypt itself. One of the most important cultural products of this period is the Old Testament, called here "an inestimable source of information on daily life in pharaonic Egypt."Mysliwiec perceives in recent archaeological discoveries clear evidence that the first millennium B.C.E. was witness to more than a slow, progressive dying out of the pharaonic past; new and creative elements profoundly altered the culture of Ancient Egypt. 
Originally published in Polish, The Twilight of Ancient Egypt appeared in 1998 in a German edition. The Cornell edition has been updated by the author and also contains previously unpublished photographs of recently discovered treasures.

The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: 1st Millennium B.C.

Herr beider Länder. Ägypten im 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr.

Zabern

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MEMBERS OF THE MISSION IN THE CAMPAIGNS 2007-2008 INTRODUCTION by K. Mysliwiec ABBREVIATIONS compiled by M. Radomska BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE EXCAVATED SITE compiled by M. Radomska PART I: THE UPPER NECROPOLIS ABOVE THE FUNERARY COMPLEX OF NYANKHNEFERTEM I. THE CATALOGUE OF BURIALS AND SMALL FINDS by A. Kowalska, M. Radomska and I. Kozieradzka Synopsis II. CONSERVATION WORK by Z. Godziejewski III. EXAMINATION OF PIGMENTS AND BINDERS FROM BURIAL 529 by A. Zatorska LIST OF PLATES PLATES PART II: THE FUNERARY COMPLEX OF NYANKHNEFERTEM IV. THE TOMB OF NYANKHNEFERTEM AND CONNECTED STRUCTURES by K.O. Kuraszkiewicz with contributions by A. Kowalska, M. Kaczmarek, I. Kozieradzka and S. Ikram The Tomb of Nyankhnefertem Chapel 16 The Complex of Chapel 17 Occupation History The Old Kingdom Burials Small Finds Archaeozoological Remains V. THE TOMB OWNER by K.O. Kuraszkiewicz VI. THE CULT CHAPEL OF NYANKHNEFERTEM by K. Mysliwiec and K.O. Kuraszkiewicz The Facade Niche The lintel The Entrance The Interior of the Chapel General decoration principles East wall West wall, northern section North wall West wall, southern section South wall The polychromy of the hieroglyphs in the decoration of the chapel VII. CONSERVATION WORK by Z. Godziejewski VIII. EXAMINATION OF PIGMENTS AND BINDERS FROM THE CHAPEL OF NYANKHNEFERTEM by A. Zatorska I.. THE POTTERY by T.I. Rzeuska SUMMARY by K. Mysliwiec INDICES LIST OF PLATES PLATES

The Funerary Complex of Nyankhnefertem (Saqqara)

Kuraszkiewicz, Kamil O

Iksio Pan

K. Mysliwiec, Saqqara I, The Tomb of Merefnebef, Varsovie 2004

The Tomb of Merefnebef (Saqqara)

Rzeuska, Teodozja

Kuraszkiewicz, Kamil

Czerwik, Dorota

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Eros on the Nile

The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B. C. E.

Eros on the Nile

The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: 1st Millennium B.C.

Herr beider Länder. Ägypten im 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr.

The Funerary Complex of Nyankhnefertem (Saqqara)

The Tomb of Merefnebef (Saqqara)