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Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash / by Rivka Ulmer.

By: Ulmer, Rivka
Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Walter De Gruyter, c2009.Description: vi, 404 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9783110223927 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Egypt in rabbinical literature | Midrash -- History and criticism | Egypt in the Bible | Egypt -- CivilizationDDC classification: 296.1/408932 LOC classification: BM518.E35 | U56 2009
Contents:
The significance of Egypt in rabbinic texts -- Pharaohs Sheshonq, Necho, and Apries -- The Nile -- Egyptian festivals -- The Osiris myth and Egyptian magic -- History, the Roman emperor, and Egyptian funeral practices -- Alexandria -- Cleopatra, Isis and Serapis -- The Egyptian gods, language, and customs -- The divine eye -- The "finding of Moses" in art and text.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book British Museum
Egypt and Sudan Shelves JB.ULM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000204027

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-378) and index.

The significance of Egypt in rabbinic texts -- Pharaohs Sheshonq, Necho, and Apries -- The Nile -- Egyptian festivals -- The Osiris myth and Egyptian magic -- History, the Roman emperor, and Egyptian funeral practices -- Alexandria -- Cleopatra, Isis and Serapis -- The Egyptian gods, language, and customs -- The divine eye -- The "finding of Moses" in art and text.

AES2010