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This is the first complete translation and commentary on the important tableau and inscription of Queen Katimala at Semna. The inscription is not illegible, as has often been stated, but is a well-composed Lower Nubian example of a politico-religious manifesto applying many of the conventions of early Egyptian literary and historical compositions.

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Table of Contents


Editor's Preface

Preface

List of Illustrations

Introduction - Katimala's Tableau of Semna

The Scene and Annotations

The Main Inscription

Dating the Inscription - Palaeography and Grammar

Literary Form and a Theory of Kingship

An Essay at Historical Interpretation

The Main Inscription - Continuous Transliteration and Translation

Bibliography

Glossary

Grammatical index

Index

Plates


The Inscription of Queen Katimala at Semna

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      Publisher: Yale Egyptological Institute
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/12/2006
      ISBN13: 9780974002538, 978-0974002538
      ISBN10: 974002534

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first complete translation and commentary on the important tableau and inscription of Queen Katimala at Semna. The inscription is not illegible, as has often been stated, but is a well-composed Lower Nubian example of a politico-religious manifesto applying many of the conventions of early Egyptian literary and historical compositions.

      Trade Review




      Table of Contents


      Editor's Preface

      Preface

      List of Illustrations

      Introduction - Katimala's Tableau of Semna

      The Scene and Annotations

      The Main Inscription

      Dating the Inscription - Palaeography and Grammar

      Literary Form and a Theory of Kingship

      An Essay at Historical Interpretation

      The Main Inscription - Continuous Transliteration and Translation

      Bibliography

      Glossary

      Grammatical index

      Index

      Plates


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