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Offering of wDA Pectoral in the Egyptian Temples of Greco-Roman Period Applied to the Northern Exterior Wall at Hypostyle Hall of Edfu Temple

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Studies of ancient Egyptian antiquities.

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on some ideas related to the offering of the Pectoral wDA on the Northern Outer Wall of the Temple of Edfu. It also provides a translation of the texts contained in the offering of the Pectoral wDA and its connection to the Deities of the Temple of Edfu. The Temple of Edfu is a Unique Temple not only because of its Architectural Construction, but because of some of the Topics Covered in the Walls of this Temple, among which is the Offering of the Pectoral wDA, and this Offering is Located on the Northern Outer Wall (First level / Eastern section), The Offering of the Pectoral wDA is Considered one of the Important and Necessary Offerings that take place in the Temple. This Pectoral wDA offering Covered most of the Chest area, as it is wide at the bottom and thus it serves as a Protective shield for the Chest area and it works to Protect the one who wears it, In writing or Scene, it was a shape resembling an Egyptian Pylon. From its two upper ends emerged the thread with which the Pectoral was tied around the neck. This thread ends on one side in a shape resembling a papyrus flower and on the other end in a shape resembling a lotus flower.

DOI

10.21608/lijas.2023.243609.1021

Keywords

pectoral, offerings, wDa, Papyrus, Edfu

Authors

First Name

Abdul Hakim

Last Name

Al-Saghir

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

PhD Candidate, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

abdalhakem529@gmail.com

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Ali Abou Zeid

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Egyptology Department, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

eman.abouzaid@arch.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

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First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Taher

MiddleName

Wahbi

Affiliation

Egyptology Department, Faculty of Arts, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Email

aymanwahby@mans.edu.eg

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Volume

6

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

45178

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-10-19

Publish Date

2023-12-31

Page Start

106

Page End

120

Print ISSN

2535-1788

Online ISSN

2974-4121

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https://lijas.journals.ekb.eg/article_331661.html

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2,686

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Publication Title

Luxor International Journal of Archaeological Studies

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https://lijas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Offering of wDA Pectoral in the Egyptian Temples of Greco-Roman Period Applied to the Northern Exterior Wall at Hypostyle Hall of Edfu Temple

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18 Dec 2024