A dance for a princess: The legends on a painting in room 5 of the Southwest Annex of the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola

• Authors: van Gerven Oei Vincent W. J.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article provides a transcription, translation, and analysis of the Old Nubian legends on a painting of a dancing scene in room 5 of the Southwest Annex of the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola. The painting shows two groups of Nubian singing and dancing, and from the legends we understand that the occasion is the birth of a new heir to the royal throne, and that the Virgin Mary is invoked to ease the pangs of labour.

Keywords

EN

Old Nubian; epigraphy; wall inscriptions; Dongola; Monastery on Kom H Nubian iconography Nubian painting

• Publisher: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga
• Journal: The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 47
• Pages: 117-135

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

van Gerven Oei Vincent W. J.

Identifiers

ISSN

0075–4277