Graffiti & Rock Inscriptions from Ancient Egypt. IF 1266. BiEtud 182.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 29565 |
| Format | 20.5 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 450 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782724708509 |
Graffiti, dipinti, rock-inscriptions and other additions to walls and rocks are integral to the landscape and writing practices of ancient Egypt. This book focuses on the margins of traditional ancient Egyptian epigraphic corpora. It aims to provide an all-encompassing view of graffiti practices and corpora in ancient Egypt, ranging from predynastic rock art in the Eastern Desert, to hieratic inscriptions in Middle Egyptian tombs, and demotic signatures in Karnak temple. A range of specialists present primary data from three different environments—deserts, tombs, and temples—following common lines of inquiry that aim to look beyond their textual or iconographic content and address graffiti's agency more closely. Accordingly, this book investigates the interplay between secondary inscriptions and images, the space in which they were embedded, and the audiences for whom they were intended. Despite the diversity inherent in the nature of graffiti, common paths and shared threads of discussion emerge once these inscriptions are considered as material objects and socio-cultural practices.
Graffiti, dipinti, rock inscriptions, and other additions to walls and rock faces were an integral part of the landscape and writing practices of ancient Egypt. This book focuses on the margins of traditional epigraphic corpora and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of graffiti in ancient Egypt, ranging from predynastic rock art in the Eastern Desert to hieratic inscriptions in tombs in Middle Egypt and demotic signatures from the temple of Karnak. Several scholars present primary data from three different environments—deserts, tombs, and temples—following common lines of inquiry, which aim to go beyond textual or iconographic content alone and to examine more closely the functioning of graffiti.
The book thus examines the interaction between inscriptions and secondary images, the space in which they were embedded, and the audiences for which they were intended. Despite the inherent diversity of the corpora presented, common paths and shared threads emerge once these inscriptions are considered as material objects and sociocultural practices.
Graffiti, dipinti, rock-inscriptions and other additions to walls and rocks are integral to the landscape and writing practices of ancient Egypt. This book focuses on the margins of traditional ancient Egyptian epigraphic corpora. It aims to provide an all-encompassing view of graffiti practices and corpora in ancient Egypt, ranging from predynastic rock art in the Eastern Desert, to hieratic inscriptions in Middle Egyptian tombs, and demotic signatures in Karnak temple. A range of specialists present primary data from three different environments—deserts, tombs, and temples—following common lines of inquiry that aim to look beyond their textual or iconographic content and address graffiti's agency more closely. Accordingly, this book investigates the interplay between secondary inscriptions and images, the space in which they were embedded, and the audiences for whom they were intended. Despite the diversity inherent in the nature of graffiti, common paths and shared threads of discussion emerge once these inscriptions are considered as material objects and socio-cultural practices.
Graffiti, dipinti, rock inscriptions, and other additions to walls and rock faces were an integral part of the landscape and writing practices of ancient Egypt. This book focuses on the margins of traditional epigraphic corpora and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of graffiti in ancient Egypt, ranging from predynastic rock art in the Eastern Desert to hieratic inscriptions in tombs in Middle Egypt and demotic signatures from the temple of Karnak. Several scholars present primary data from three different environments—deserts, tombs, and temples—following common lines of inquiry, which aim to go beyond textual or iconographic content alone and to examine more closely the functioning of graffiti.
The book thus examines the interaction between inscriptions and secondary images, the space in which they were embedded, and the audiences for which they were intended. Despite the inherent diversity of the corpora presented, common paths and shared threads emerge once these inscriptions are considered as material objects and sociocultural practices.