Women in the Temple: an Appeal to the Living by a Woman, on a Statue Fragment of the Late 1st Millennium BC in the Petrie Museum, London.

Quirke, Stephen; Ibrahim, Ibrahim

doi:10.21608/ijhth.2022.245877

Women in the Temple: an Appeal to the Living by a Woman, on a Statue Fragment of the Late 1st Millennium BC in the Petrie Museum, London.

Document Type : Original Research Articles

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Stephen Quirke
Ibrahim Ibrahim

10.21608/ijhth.2022.245877

Abstract

Publication of a fragment from a basalt statue of a woman, inscribed with a short Appeal to the Living and provisionally dated to the Ptolemaic Period. The article introduces its acquisition history, material features, and inscription, addressing the question of female literacy in ancient Egypt

Keywords

Statue Fragment
Appeal to the Living
Petrie Museum
Temples
Women

Main Subjects

Egyptian archaeology

International Journal of Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality

Women in the Temple: an Appeal to the Living by a Woman, on a Statue Fragment of the Late 1st Millennium BC in the Petrie Museum, London.

Volume 15, Issue 2December 2021Pages 49-62

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Volume 15, Issue 2
December 2021
Pages 49-62