Brilliant Corruptions: Scribal Influence on Variation in the Coffin Texts

In this paper, it is intended to put a spotlight on some of the more interesting sections of the Coffin Texts, originating from human error, visible in the variation between the witnesses. Besides showing the sections of text with these variations, explanations are provided on how the distinct varia...

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Main Author: Grotenhuis, Jorke (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2023, Volume: 150, Issue: 2, Pages: 210-223
Further subjects:B Funerary Literature
B Coffin Texts
B Text
B Transmission of
B Middle Egyptian
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