Ancient Egyptian animal fables : tree climbing hippos and ennobled mice / by Jennifer Miyuki Babcock.
"One group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes's religious environmen...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2022]
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| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
v. 128. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "One group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes's religious environment. This book examines the purpose of animal fables, drawing cross cultural and temporal comparisons to other storytelling and artistic traditions. This publication is also the first thorough art historical treatment of the ostraca and papyri. The drawings' iconography and aesthetic value are carefully examined, providing further nuance to our understanding of ancient Egyptian art"-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University, 2014, under the title: Anthropomorphized animal imagery on New Kingdom ostraca and papyri : their artistic and social significance. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 204 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004466959 9789004466951 |
| ISSN: | 1566-2055 ; |