Ptolemy’s Planetary Hypotheses survives fully only in its medieval Arabic translation. This book provides the first complete critical edition and English translation of the Arabic…
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Reading Recommendation: Postulated and real efficacy in late antique divination rituals
Author: Joachim F. Quack In: Journal of Ritual Studies, 24 (2010), No. 1. pp. 45-60. Link to free pdf: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/2098/ Abstract This study is based…
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Ancient Egyptian Cuff Bracelets Decorated with Cats
These adorable carnelian and gold cats on the ancient Egyptian bracelet are similar to elements of royal jewelry dating to the beginning of Dynasty 18.…
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Prayer to Isis to Move the Constellation of the Great Bear – Encrypted – Translated
This is the prayer to Isis in the fascinating, fully encrypted ritual manual PGM LVII (PGM 57). Due to the fragmentary condition of the papyrus,…
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Horoscope Signet Ring with Bust of Asklepios
Date: 4th century (terminus post quem August 16/17 327 CE) Location: Tartus (Syria) (uncertain if findspot of place of purchase) Dimensions: 1.91 cm Current location:…
View More Horoscope Signet Ring with Bust of AsklepiosOnline Resources: “The Coptic Dictionary Online”
If you want to check ancient Coptic translations of English, French or German words (or vice versa), here is a great and reliable online tool…
View More Online Resources: “The Coptic Dictionary Online”I just learnd where “delete” comes from …
I love these moments when you come across a word in an ancient language and think: Wait, that’s what it sounds in my language, too!…
View More I just learnd where “delete” comes from …Online Resource: The Ancient Egyptian God Bes – Fighter, Dancer, Companion
This is a wonderful article by Kyle Jordan from the Ashmolean Museum. It comprises a well written overview of the god Bes and provides some…
View More Online Resource: The Ancient Egyptian God Bes – Fighter, Dancer, CompanionDreams of Antiquity 2.0 – Free Bibliographical Online Database on Dreams and Visions in Antiquity
The “Dreams of Antiquity 2.0” web-database is a project directed by Gregor Weber, prof. of Ancient History at the University of Augsburg (Germany). The database…
View More Dreams of Antiquity 2.0 – Free Bibliographical Online Database on Dreams and Visions in AntiquityReading Recommendation: Nichola Harris, The Idea of Lapidary Medicine: Its Circulation and Practical Applications in Medieval and Early Modern England: 1000-1750
Today’s Sunday Reading Recommendation is about healing gemstones. It is a PhD dissertation published in open access and you can download the book as a…
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