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A NEW INVESTIGATION OF THE SYMBOL OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GODDESS SESHAT

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2009
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vol. 18
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issue 2
169-189
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This paper focuses on the symbol of the ancient Egyptian goddess, Seshat, and its reinterpretation. The problem is discussed from the perspective of the cognitive abilities of the ancient Egyptians to observe and understand some specific natural phenomena as early as the Pre-dynastic Period. This study reveals a remarkable similarity in the design, symmetry and characteristics of the symbol of Seshat to the shadows cast by the vertical gnomon, which are oriented to the specific directions on the horizon. In addition, the geometric picture achieved as a result of observation and multiple measurements, based on the application of a specific solar method in order to find the cardinal points, is presented here in context of the shape of the symbol of Seshat. The geometric forms of both are almost identical. It is argued that in the two-dimensional representation of the sign of Seshat can be seen in fact the gnomon (stem), the directions radiating from the centre (rosette) in which the shadows of gnomon can be oriented within a year at the latitude of Egypt, north of the Tropic of Cancer (hereinafter referred to as TC), and the curve (arc with two feathers or horns placed above the rosette) representing limits in which the shadows can move in connection with the apparent path of the sun in the sky during solstices or equinoxes.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN IN THE SLOVAK NATIONAL MUSEUM: THE FRAGMENTS NOS. 1, 2 AND 3 OF THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LID

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2017
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vol. 26
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issue 2
233 – 260
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This paper is focused on the study and analysis of the original decoration incompletely preserved on three fragments nos. 1, 2 and 3 of the exterior surface of the lid. The identification and interpretation of the damaged and partly preserved remains of the original decorative motifs and inscriptions will be described and compared with the available analogies. This study can significantly help us to contribute to the reconstruction of the original decoration of the coffin and its typological classification including its dating. Some of the details of the preserved motifs identified and described on the surface of the coffin lid have not been mentioned and published before.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIGN OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GODDESS SESHAT DOWN TO THE END OF THE OLD KINGDOM: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION. PART THREE

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2006
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vol. 15
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issue 1
55 - 72
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Two parts of this study published in the previous volumes of this journal contain a corpus of the signs of the goddess Seshat consisting of the basic description and characteristics of this sign. More than eighty references were found in the iconographic and epigraphic records dated to the Archaic and Old Kingdom Periods. Part Three published in this volume encloses this study, and presents the results of the investigation including an attempt to interpret the sign of the goddess Seshat.
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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN STATUETTE FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN BRATISLAVA

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2007
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vol. 16
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issue 2
229 - 248
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The basic characteristics of the ancient Egyptian statuette from a private collection in Bratislava are described in this paper from the point of view of typology, iconography and epigraphy. In this connection related problems are discussed including reconstruction of the damaged inscription, its contents, translation and meaning, as well as the name of the statuette's owner, dating and so on. Moreover, one of the objectives of this research is the investigation of the possible authenticity of this artefact and its ancient origin.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN IN THE SLOVAK NATIONAL MUSEUM: INSCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE TROUGH

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2019
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vol. 28
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issue 2
270 – 331
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This article deals with the inscriptions preserved on the inner surface of the coffin trough. A transcription, transliteration and translation of the hieroglyphic texts are presented in this study including the palaeographic table of hieroglyphic signs and photocopies of the inscriptions. The author of this article reports on the discovery of the title accompanying the name of the deceased person written inside the coffin as well as the names of two deities with a protective function, all of them identified on the places with the damaged surface and hieroglyphic inscriptions. The title and names of the two deities are not mentioned in the CAA catalogue published in the 1980s.
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SOME NOTES ON AN EPITHET OF ANUBIS FROM THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN OF MERNEBY IN BRATISLAVA

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2021
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vol. 30
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issue 2
451 - 461
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This article deals with the interpretation of an ideographically written epithet of Anubis and its possible phonetic transliteration and reading. The list of epithets of Anubis occurs in the inner inscriptions of the ancient Egyptian coffin of Merneby in Bratislava. They were written on the bottom of the coffin lid as well as the coffin trough. In regard to the specific role of Anubis in ancient Egyptian religion it is argued that the epithet in question, partly written in an abbreviated ideographical form, may identify Anubis as a lord (nb) of the divine sancturary or shrine (STyt or kAr), purification tent (ibw), burial (qrst), coffin (qrsw) or chest (hn).
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LEPSIUS No. XXV: A PROBLEM OF TYPOLOGY

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2008
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vol. 17
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issue 2
205 - https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/100213004_Magdolen.pdf223
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The author discusses several problems related to the typological determination of the tomb known as Lepsius no. XXV (L 25) recently excavated by the Czech Institute of Egyptology (Charles University in Prague) at Abusir in Egypt. The archaeological excavations revealed a large tomb with badly damaged tomb's superstructure and substructure. The whole tomb can be divided into two parts, eastern and western. In both parts of the tomb's substructure a descending corridor built in the north-south direction and remains of the burial chamber were uncovered. In the eastern part of the tomb's superstructure an entrance with part of a corridor leading deeper into the core of the superstructure was discovered. No traces of any relief decoration were preserved. Some graffiti were found during the excavations including inscriptions in which two signs for the pyramid occur. Very modest remains of the burial equipment and other artefacts including anthropological finds were also discovered during the excavations. In several publications this tomb was described by the excavators as a double pyramid. This study challenges the conclusion that L 25 is to be interpreted as the double pyramid. In this paper the author argues in favour of an alternative interpretation, according to which the architectural remains of the L 25 tomb from the typological point of view indicate rather a mastaba than a double pyramid.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN IN THE SLOVAK NATIONAL MUSEUM: THE DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERS AND INSCRIPTIONS ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2014
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vol. 23
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issue 1
140 – 153
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The exterior surface of the coffin was originally decorated with polychrome painted scenes and inscriptions. While the back side of the mummiform part of the coffin consisted explicitly of the inscriptions, its frontal side contained a rich combination of paintings divided into registers and sections filled with inscriptions written in vertical and horizontal bands. The exterior surface of the lid of the coffin is very badly damaged. Some physical parts of the surface on the coffin are completely missing. This is why the damaged parts were restored in modern times. This paper deals with the basic layout and distribution of the registers filled with scenes and texts on the preserved exterior surface of the front and back sides of the coffin. The investigation is based on an analysis of the preserved parts of the original decoration identified on the exterior surface of the coffin. A more detailed description and analysis of the particular registers filled with the paintings and inscriptions as well as the reconstruction of the original decorative programme of the coffin will be discussed and presented in following papers.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN IN THE SLOVAK NATIONAL MUSEUM: THE INSCRIPTIONS ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LID

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2018
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vol. 27
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issue 2
143 – 191
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This paper belongs to a series of studies focused on the inscriptions preserved on the interior and exterior surfaces of an ancient Egyptian coffin in Bratislava. It deals with the inscriptions painted on the interior sides of the coffin lid. Transcription, transliteration and translation of hieroglyphic texts are presented in this study including the palaeographic table of hieroglyphic signs and photocopies of the inscriptions.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN COFFIN IN THE SLOVAK NATIONAL MUSEUM: THE FRAGMENTS NOS. 4, 5 AND 6 OF THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LID

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Magdolen D.
Asian and African Studies
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2016
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vol. 25
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issue 2
145 – 162
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In this paper the author deals with the analysis of the original decoration incompletely preserved on three fragments of the exterior surface of the lid. All three fragments nos. 4, 5 and 6 are situated in the lower part of the mummiform lid of the coffin below the knees. The identification and interpretation of the preserved rests of the original decorative patterns and motifs are presented and discussed here in more details for the first time. The description of vignettes and inscriptions discussed with the comparative material enables us to outline the decorative programme originally used in this part of the coffin which is important for the typological classification of the coffin as well as its dating.
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FOUR ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARTEFACTS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN SLOVAKIA

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Magdolen D., Soják M., Štolcová T., Mihályiová J.
Asian and African Studies
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2010
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vol. 19
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issue 2
367-386
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In this paper authors want to report on the appearance of new ancient Egyptian artefacts in a private collection in Slovakia. This collection consists of four pieces of original ancient Egyptian artefacts. They were examined in the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The Egyptological investigation was carried out at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Bratislava and the material analysis of the objects at the Institute of Archaeology in Nitra. The paper publishes the results of their research. The authors comprise various aspects of their investigation including the botanical examination of the wood and the textile composition of the cartonnages. Furthermore, the description and identification of artefacts, their decoration, iconography, transliteration and translation of the hieroglyphic inscription, and the dating of the artefacts are estimated as well.
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