An Excellent Scribe and Servant of the Great Goddess: The Textual Development and Interpretation of Coffin Text 533

CT 533, one of the divine scribe spells among the Coffin Texts, is an important early example of the interaction of Thoth and Hathor. The spell’s text, textual history, and theology are extensively discussed in order to expose the early form of the Myth of Distant Goddess as well as early concepts o...

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Main Author: Furutani, Jordan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2024, Volume: 151, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-231
Further subjects:B Textual Criticism
B CT 533
B Coffin Texts
B Myth of the Sun’s Eye
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Summary:CT 533, one of the divine scribe spells among the Coffin Texts, is an important early example of the interaction of Thoth and Hathor. The spell’s text, textual history, and theology are extensively discussed in order to expose the early form of the Myth of Distant Goddess as well as early concepts of Thoth’s role in her pacification. The spell’s earliest versions primarily dealt with Thoth as advocate for the deceased, in its later manifestations the spell uses Hathoric material related to the Myth of the Distant Goddess to reinforce these themes. This development is connected to the cult-center at Cusae.
ISSN:2196-713X
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zaes-2023-0014