{"product_id":"abydos-in-the-first-millennium-ad-9789042939615","title":"Abydos in the First Millennium AD","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout their long histories, Egypt’s monuments have been adapted,        reused and reimagined. At Abydos, the tombs of the first kings became a        locus of the national cult of Osiris, which continued with permutations        into the Roman period. In Late Antiquity, the oracle of Bes drew an        international audience before it was probably closed under the emperor        Constantius II c. AD 359. By the end of the 6th century, Bes was        remembered as a demon, who was vanquished by the famous monk Apa Moses        of Abydos. Until now, the region’s history has been told largely from        the literary sources. Recent fieldwork at Abydos offers deeper and more        nuanced understanding of the region. This volume brings together the        evidence from six major fieldwork projects and the British Museum        collection in order to present the archaeology of Abydos in the First        Millennium AD, when traditional ritual practices were largely replaced        by Christianity and, later, Islam was introduced. Each paper details the        adaptation of earlier architecture, artefacts, or both, including wall        paintings, pottery, inscriptions, papyri and ostraca, and other objects        of daily life.","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49546333880663,"sku":"9789042939615","price":127.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/abydos-in-the-first-millennium-ad-9789042939615","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}