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The Frog in Ancient Egypt, with Unpublished Frog Statues, Amulets, and other Related Objects in the Agricultural and Mallawy Museums in Egypt

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Abstract


             Frogs belong to the class of 'amphibians'. They are cold-blooded animals, and they hibernate during winter. The life cycle of frogs begins with mating, laying eggs, developing into tadpoles in eggs, and then appearing as young frogs without tails. The frog was known in ancient Egypt as abnx, abxn, and qrr. The frog had a great role in ancient Egyptian mythology. It was connected with the mythology of creation. A number of gods and goddesses were connected with the frog such as Heqet, Ptah, Heh HHw ,Kek   kkw ,  Nun nnw, and Amun Imn.  Frog amulets were worn by the living to provide fertility, and were buried with the dead to protect and rejuvenate them. Frogs were often mummified with the dead as magical amulets to ensure rebirth. An image of a frog was depicted on apotropaic wands, as its role was the protector of the house hold and guardian of pregnant women .With the official prevalence of Christianity in Egypt in the fourth century AD., the frog was still used as a Coptic symbol of resurrection and rebirth. In this paper, the author will try to publish some of the unpublished frog statues, amulets, and other related objects in the agricultural and Mallawy museums in Egypt.       

DOI

10.21608/jguaa.2011.2800

Authors

First Name

Marzouk Al-sayed

Last Name

Aman

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• Lecturer of Egyptology, Egyptology Department, Faculty of Arts, Assiut University

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Egypt

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12

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1

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516

Issue Date

2011-12-01

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2017-05-03

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2011-12-01

Page Start

154

Page End

173

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2536-9822

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2536-9830

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413

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مجلة الإتحاد العام للآثاريين العرب

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https://jguaa.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Frog in Ancient Egypt, with Unpublished Frog Statues, Amulets, and other Related Objects in the Agricultural and Mallawy Museums in Egypt

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22 Jan 2023