THE CELESTIAL FERRYMAN IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION "SAILOR OF THE DEAD"
( En ) In the ancient Egyptian religion, the ferryman was generally called (¡r.f-HA.f) and depicted as a sailor or a boatman standing in the stern of a papyrus boat. The Egyptian ferryman is known from the funerary texts: Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom, Coffin Texts from the Middle Kingdom, Book...
Main Author: | Radwan Ahmed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The General Union of Arab Archaeologists
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists |
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Online Access: | https://jguaa2.journals.ekb.eg/article_3902_c72fcef93bfa3c4f39b9e8ec4b8e0a29.pdf |
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