New Fragments of “Nectanebo the Falcon” from the Temple of Behbeit el-Hagar
Two new fragments (no. 456 and Hor.Behbeit.4) presenting the lower part of two unfinished Horus statues in the form of a falcon embracing the king between his claws were discovered recently during irrigation works in the western side of the temple of Behbeit el-Hagar in 2009. The authors present a f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
[2018]
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2018, Volume: 81, Issue: 4, Pages: 239-243 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Behbeit el-Hagar
/ Nektanebos, II., Ägypten, Pharao ca. Regierte 360 BC-343 BC
/ Statue
/ King
/ Horus, God
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | Two new fragments (no. 456 and Hor.Behbeit.4) presenting the lower part of two unfinished Horus statues in the form of a falcon embracing the king between his claws were discovered recently during irrigation works in the western side of the temple of Behbeit el-Hagar in 2009. The authors present a full description of the two newly discovered fragments and propose their dating to the reign of King Nectanebo II (360-342 B.C.E.) by comparing them with two other statue bases of the falcon Horus dated to the same king that are apparently from Behbeit el-Hagar. The strong relations between King Nectanebo II and the god Horus in Behbeit are in evidence. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.81.4.0239 |