Liber Amicorum–Speculum Siderum: Nūt Astrophoros: Papers Presented to Alicia Maravelia (Archaeopress Egyptology)

In this volume, a pleiade of Egyptologists, Archaeologists, Archaeoastronomers, Archaeoanthropologists, Historians and other scholars from fifteen countries (Hellas, Egypt, France, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Turkey, Australia) have combined their efforts in order to honour Alicia Maravelia, whose important work in Egyptology and in the foundation of the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology are highly acknowledged. This book, with foreword by His Eminence the Archbishop of Sinai and Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St Catherine, Mgr Damianos, contains thirty original articles, two abstracts and a plethora of accompanying texts including Dr Maravelia’s list of publications. The book is divided into three parts: 1. Nūt and the Realm of Stars [15 contributions]; 2. Ancient Egyptian Religion and its Celestial Undertones [12 contributions]; and 3. Ancient Egyptian Science, Medicine, Archaeoanthropology, Egyptomania, Egyptophilia, etc. [5 contributions]. The reader will find papers that deal mainly with the goddess Nūt and her mythology and cosmographic notions related to her, the stars and other celestial luminaries, orientations of monuments, ancient Egyptian constellations and decans, the notion of time, calendars, religious and funerary observances related to the sky, ancient Egyptian religion, religious and amuletic artefacts, religious mythology, as well as archaeoanthropological and medicinal studies, papers on ancient Egyptian Mathematics, Egyptophilia, Egyptomania and ancient Egyptian collections.Table of ContentsPART I: NUT AND THE REALM OF STARS: Niels BILLING: The Dialogue of Geb and Nut in Relation to the Royal Sarcophagus in the Pyramid of King Pepy INadine GUILHOU: Le Soleil dans les Bras de Nut dans les Tombes ThébainesMykola TARASENKO: The «Children of Nut» and their Rebellion in Chapter 175A of the Book of the DeadBernard ARQUIER: L’Astérisme du Bélier dans l’Ancienne ÉgypteAzza EZZAT: Staircases in Ancient Egyptian Pools: Iconographic Attestations and Ouranographic ConnotationsBrigitte VALÉE: Les Hypocéphales et la Déesse Céleste NutKurt LOCHER: Gods Coming from the Left – Possible Astronomical Origins of Religious ProcessionsSabine STEMMLER–HARDING: Devil in Disguise – On the Stellar Mythology of cApophis and its Potential Connection to the Constellation @tp-RdwyFrank GODDIO: Un Récit de la Création ressurgit des ProfondeursAnne–Sophie VON BOMHARD: The Genesis of the Stars in Ancient Egypt, according to the Naos of the DecadesMassimiliano FRANCI: Defining TimeGaëlle CHANTRAIN: Une Journée dans le Temps et l’Espace – Remarques Lexicales au Sujet de hrw et grHThemis G. DALLAS: The Ancient Skyscape Over the Sanctuary of Egyptian Gods in MarathōnMona HAGGAG: The Tazza Farnese: An Alexandrian Vision of the CosmosJean–Pierre LEVET: Les Constellations Anthropomorphes de l’Hémisphère Nord et l’Astrosophie chez PtoléméePART II: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION, ART, HISTORY AND THEIR CELESTIAL UNDERTONES: Jean–Pierre PÄTZNICK: La Déesse d’Éléphantine à l’Époque Thinite – Tabouisation Locale du Nom DivinTatjana A. SHERKOVA: Sacral Numbers in Ancient Egypt – Historical and Psychological StudyMohammed AZZAZY & Azza EZZAT: The Sycamore in Ancient Egypt – Textual, Iconographic & Archaeopaly- nological ThoughtsAhmed MANSOUR: Notes on the Role of #tm(w)/#tmty-NTr in Turquoise Mining ExpeditionsDina 'EL-GABRY: A Fragmentary Dyad of Penwah and of his Wife Meryt – Cairo Museum JE 27955, CG 1003Hamdy Ahmed 'EL-SOROGY: The Flea Insect as a New Symbol for God SethHedvig GYORY: On the History of Feline Amulets – A Preliminary Study of Cat AmuletsDetlev QUINTERN: The Lion and the Mouse – Travelling EthicsSophia TSOURINAKI: Between Dionysos and Christ – Cosmological Images on a Hellenistic Funerary TextileAshraf–Alexandre SADEK: De la Spiritualité des Anciens Égyptiens à la Spiritualité ChrétienneYouhanna N. YOUSSEF: The Date of Consecration of the Sanctuary of Patriarch BenjaminManto PAPAÏOANNOU: Psychostasia in Byzantine Art through the Iconography of Archangel MichaelPART III: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MATHEMATICS, MEDICINE, ARCHAEOANTHROPOLOGY AND EGYPTOMANIA: Irem ASLAN–SEYHAN: Considerations on the Study of Ancient Egyptian Mathematics in Modern TurkeyStephanos GEROULANOS: An Introduction to Alexandrian Medicine & SurgeryConstantinos TRIANTAPHYLLIDIS: The Genetic History of Hellas, Egypt and of the Near East and the DNA Study of King TutcankhamunAdam LUKASZEWICZ: One more Hand that rocked the Cradle of Egyptology – Count Jan PotockiMladen TOMORAD: Aegyptiaca and Various Forms of Egyptomania in CroatiaAntigoni MANIATI: Brief CV & List of Publications of Prof. Dr Dr Alicia MARAVELIAEvi BATRA: Epilogue – Dr Dr Alicia MARAVELIA & the Association of Greek Women Scientists