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Published by Peeters Publishers, Leuven, 2018
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Decoding Signs of Identity is the volume of proceedings resultingfrom the symposium with the same name and held in Leiden, 13-15 December2013, in the framework of the NWO research project SymbolizingIdentity: Identity marks and their relation to writing in New KingdomEgypt. The aim of the project, and indeed of the symposium, was toinvestigate identity marks of Ancient Egyptian workmen, both in aspecialist, in-depth manner, and in a more general, comparativeperspective. The reader will recognise both of these approaches in thepresent collection of papers. In the course of its three sections, thetopic is narrowed down from general considerations and non-Egyptiancases, to various sorts of Ancient Egyptian identity marks, and finallyto the specific marking system of the royal necropolis workforce of theEgyptian New Kingdom, which was the core material of the NWO project.This volume can be considered a follow-up to Pictograms or PseudoScript? (EU XXV, 2009), and testifies to the continuing scholarlyinterest in systems of identity marks, both in Egyptology and outside. Decoding Signs of Identity is a volume of proceedings resulting from the symposium with the same name held in Leiden, 13-15 December 2013. The aim of the symposium, was to investigate identity marks of Ancient Egyptian workmen, both in a specialist, in-depth manner, and in a more general, comparative perspective. The reader will reco Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Language: English
Published by Peeters Publishers, Leuven, 2018
ISBN 10: 904293705X ISBN 13: 9789042937055
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Decoding Signs of Identity is the volume of proceedings resultingfrom the symposium with the same name and held in Leiden, 13-15 December2013, in the framework of the NWO research project SymbolizingIdentity: Identity marks and their relation to writing in New KingdomEgypt. The aim of the project, and indeed of the symposium, was toinvestigate identity marks of Ancient Egyptian workmen, both in aspecialist, in-depth manner, and in a more general, comparativeperspective. The reader will recognise both of these approaches in thepresent collection of papers. In the course of its three sections, thetopic is narrowed down from general considerations and non-Egyptiancases, to various sorts of Ancient Egyptian identity marks, and finallyto the specific marking system of the royal necropolis workforce of theEgyptian New Kingdom, which was the core material of the NWO project.This volume can be considered a follow-up to Pictograms or PseudoScript? (EU XXV, 2009), and testifies to the continuing scholarlyinterest in systems of identity marks, both in Egyptology and outside. Decoding Signs of Identity is a volume of proceedings resulting from the symposium with the same name held in Leiden, 13-15 December 2013. The aim of the symposium, was to investigate identity marks of Ancient Egyptian workmen, both in a specialist, in-depth manner, and in a more general, comparative perspective. The reader will reco Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Soft cover. Condition: New. Decoding Signs of Identity is the volume of proceedings resulting from the symposium with the same name and held in Leiden, 13-15 December 2013, in the framework of the NWO research project 'Symbolizing Identity: Identity marks and their relation to writing in New Kingdom Egypt'. The aim of the project, and indeed of the symposium, was to investigate identity marks of Ancient Egyptian workmen, both in a specialist, in-depth manner, and in a more general, comparative perspective. The reader will recognise both of these approaches in the present collection of papers. In the course of its three sections, the topic is narrowed down from general considerations and non-Egyptian cases, to various sorts of Ancient Egyptian identity marks, and finally to the specific marking system of the royal necropolis workforce of the Egyptian New Kingdom, which was the core material of the NWO project. This volume can be considered a follow-up to Pictograms or Pseudo Script? (EU XXV, 2009), and testifies to the continuing scholarly interest in systems of identity marks, both in Egyptology and outside.
Egyptologische Uitgaven 32. Peeters, Leuven, 2018. First edition. In-4, vi & 218 pages. Original softcover, new. Summary: Decoding Signs of Identity is the volume of proceedings resulting from the symposium with the same name and held in Leiden, 13-15 December 2013, in the framework of the NWO research project 'Symbolizing Identity: Identity marks and their relation to writing in New Kingdom Egypt'. The aim of the project, and indeed of the symposium, was to investigate identity marks of Ancient Egyptian workmen, both in a specialist, in-depth manner, and in a more general, comparative perspective. The reader will recognise both of these approaches in the present collection of papers. In the course of its three sections, the topic is narrowed down from general considerations and non-Egyptian cases, to various sorts of Ancient Egyptian identity marks, and finally to the specific marking system of the royal necropolis workforce of the Egyptian New Kingdom, which was the core material of the NWO project. This volume can be considered a follow-up to Pictograms or Pseudo Script? (EU XXV, 2009), and testifies to the continuing scholarly interest in systems of identity marks, both in Egyptology and outside. Language: English. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Language, Texts & Writing.