{"product_id":"the-ancient-egyptian-book-of-thoth-ii","title":"The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth II.","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis two volume work (text and plates) is the continuation and supplement to the two volume \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeditio princeps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e from 2005 (which has been reissued as a reprint*). With all four volumes, a comprehensive edition of all known fragments of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook of Thoth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is now available. Since the publication of the first edition, some 89 “new” fragments have been identified, which are edited in this work. Richard Jasnow and Karl-Theodor Zauzich have made considerable progress in the reconstruction of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook of Thoth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and gained a deeper understanding of the composition. New and alternative readings have been incorporated into this work as well as the interpretations of other scholars. A glossary contains digital facsimiles of all the Demotic and hieratic words in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook of Thoth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The plate volume publishes digital hand-copies of all manuscript witnesses and photographic images of the 89 “new” fragments. The author’s goal is to provide a firm basis for future research on the Book of Thoth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStructured as a dialogue between “master” and “disciple,” the composition is associated with the House of Life, the intellectual center of the Egyptian temple. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook of Thoth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e may be understood as an initiation text in which the master questions the disciple, who must prove himself worthy of entering the institution. The writer engages with the theology of Egyptian scribal practice; he thus covers many topics, such as sacred geography, the underworld, and animal knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Antinoë","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42179940843760,"sku":"25215","price":198.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4043\/6408\/products\/6934_111.png?v=1639240746","url":"https:\/\/anttopinoe.com\/products\/the-ancient-egyptian-book-of-thoth-ii","provider":"Antinoë","version":"1.0","type":"link"}