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The inscription of Queen Katimala at Semna : textual evidence for the origins of the Napatan State
- Title
- The inscription of Queen Katimala at Semna : textual evidence for the origins of the Napatan State / John Coleman Darnell.
- Author
- Darnell, John Coleman.
- Publication
- New Haven, Conn. : Yale Egyptological Seminar ; Oxford : Oxbow [distributor], 2006.
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- Description
- xi, 112 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.
- Series Statement
- Yale Egyptological studies ; 7
- Uniform Title
- Yale Egyptological studies ; 7.
- Subjects
- Contents
- Introduction - Katimala's tableau and Semna -- The scene and annotations -- The main inscription -- Pt. 1. Introduction - the complaint of a ruler to Katimala -- Pt. 2. The queen responds -- Pt. 3. The queen addresses a council of chiefs - fear is the enemy -- Pt. 4. The queen addresses a council of chiefs - what is good and what is bad -- Pt. 5. The queen addresses a council of chiefs - make unto Amun a new land -- Pt. 6. The queen addresses a council of chiefs - the cattle of Amun -- Pt. 7. The fragmentary conclusion -- Dating the inscription - palaeography and grammar -- Literary form and a theory of kingship -- An essay at historical interpretation -- The main inscription - continuous transliteration and translation.
- ISBN
- 0974002534 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- ocm64963382
- SCSB-5247839
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries