Mortuary Papyrus of Padikakem
Walters Art Museum 551
Published on 31. December 2011
356 pages
978-1-950343-06-5 (ISBN)
Description
This new study is the first translation of the papyrus of Padikakem, with an extensive commentary. The complete early Ptolemaic manuscript from the Walters Art Museum contains two uncommon texts in hieratic. The initial text, a Ritual of Introducing the Multitude on the Last Day of Tekh, is identified as a temple liturgy by its rubric title, while its themes recall love poetry and the Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys. The second text, a rarely attested Book III of glorification spells (sakhw) has an exclusively mortuary character. The spells of this section largely originate in the Pyramid Texts and include specific instructions for recitation by the lector priest. The two texts are established as a coherent composition that belongs to the Greco-Roman tradition of merging Egyptian funerary practices with temple liturgies. The diverse sources and themes of the texts shed light on the evolution of Osirian and mortuary theologies from the Old Kingdom onwards. The study also thoroughly examines the development of grammar and paleography among the parallels.
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1: The Papyrus Walters Art Museum 551
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Paleography and Date
- 1.3 Grammar
- 1.4 Orthography
- 1.5 Vocabulary
- 1.6 Owner's Name and Provenance
- 1.7 Description of the Text
- 2: sAxw Glorification Spells
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Definition
- 2.3 Sources and History
- 2.4 Content and Purpose
- 2.5 Function
- 2.6 Conclusion
- 3: Transliteration, Translation, Commentary
- 3.1 Ritual for Introducing the Multitude on the Last Day of Tekh
- Stanza 1 (Isis and Nephthys)
- Stanza 2 (Nut)
- Stanza 3 (Isis)
- Stanza 4 (Isis)
- Stanza 5 (Isis)
- Stanza 6 (Isis)
- Stanza 7 (Isis)
- 3.2 Glorifications
- sAxw III, Spell 1 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 2 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 3 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 4 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 5
- sAxw III, Spell 6
- sAxw III, Spell 7
- sAxw III, Spell 8
- sAxw III, Spell 9
- sAxw III, Spell 10 (Goat Sacrifice)
- sAxw III, Spell 11 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 12 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 13 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 14 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 15 (Lector Priest)
- sAxw III, Spell 16 (Lector Priest)
- Appendix: Index of Epithets
- Bibliography
- Indices
- Words and Phrases Discussed
- Texts Cited
- General Index
- Plates and Hieroglyphic Transcription
