Данный выпуск посвящен изучению шестидесяти надписей на статуях, стелах и обелисках, на стенах храмов и на папирусах, датируемых целым тысячелетием (от конца VI в. до н.э. до середины V в. н.э.). Среди них наиболее примечательны впервые полностью издаваемые иероглифические надписи на целительной статуе из бывшей коллекции Тышкевича (30-я дин.), биографии двух жрецов из одной семьи (Хор и Падихорпахеред, эпоха Птолемеев) и сообщение о новом культе на обелиске Антиноя (правление императора Адриана). В приложении публикуются архивные и современные фотографии из нескольких музеев. Большая часть материалов переведена на русский язык впервые.

Theban tomb no. 190 is one of the scant historical sources bearing evidence of several generations of a Theban priestly dynasty living in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Presumably, the tomb’s owner Nesbanebdjed(et) performed his duties in the Karnak Temple of Khonsu under Nectanebo II. The present publication provides an improved copy of the hieroglyphic inscriptions in TT 190 and discusses the obvious relevance of identifying people with similar names known from the monuments as esbanebdjed(et)’s relatives. A list of the personal names is supplied. The statues Cairo JE 37075, JE 36579 and the stelae Budapest MBA 51.1928, Prague MN P 1636 are also discussed, but the stela from Budapest was not considered as a monument belonging to the members of the family in question.

This article deals with the descriptions of Egypt presented in the traveling accounts of the early 18th century. The paper includes several extracts from the little-known, for non-Russian readers notes of Vasil Grigorovich-Barsky, an Eastern orthodox pilgrim, here translated into English for the first time. As a comparison, the notes of his contemporary Paul Lucas, a French naturalist, who toured a major part of Egyptian territory seeking artifacts, are cited. Greater attention is devoted to Cleopatra’s needles, considering that both travelers admired and depicted those obelisks in their original setting in Alexandria.

The article presents a newly commented translation of the hieroglyphic inscription on the statue of Ptolemy II Philadelphos from Bubastis, created several years after a countrywide Egyptian cult dedicated to Arsinoe II had been established. A new interpretation of the text provides evidence for Ptolemy II erecting an additional statue in honor of his deceased sister, and adds one more spelling of Arsinoe’s name based on the wordplay ‘Arsinoe = his sister’ to the already known variants. A victorious military journey to the coastal settlements of Asian countries at the beginning of the Second Syrian War (259-257 BCE), accordingly provides an opportunity to reconsider and improve the current reconstruction of the military activities. The historical source under discussion along with the papyri from Zenon’s archive and other Egyptian documents dating to the same period not only show quite clearly that Ptolemy himself took part in that campaign, but also enables the correct dating of the end of the war to the spring of

В поздний период истории древнего Египта (VII–I вв. до н.э.) сформировалось отдельное направление в биографическом жанре, а именно женский рассказ, который не стал зеркальным отражением традиционной идеальной мужской биографии. В исследовании обобщены сведения из различных типов письменных и изобразительных источников; составлен перечень лестных характеристик, прилагавшихся к женщинам из различных слоев; документы цитируются в авторских переводах. Выделены принципиальные отличия в подходах к описанию жизненных путей мужчин и женщин. На английском языке.

Исследование посвящено переводу и комментарию десяти значимых произведений древнеегипетской литературы. Документы датируются XVII–II вв. до н.э., в подавляющем большинстве они представлены на русском языке впервые. В заключительную главу вошли доклады об особенностях перевода с египетского языка, о статуе высокопоставленного вельможи 30-й династии и о демотической надписи на доске, найденной в Фаюме. В приложение включено издание трех письменных источников. На русском и английском языках.

Настоящее исследование посвящено изданию историко-биографических надписей на египетском языке (иероглифика, иератика, демотика) греко римского времени, происходящих в основном из некрополя Саккары и Серапеума Мемфиса. Перевод текстов на папирусах, саркофагах, стелах, статуях и других музейных экспонатах сопровождается филологическим комментарием. Многие материалы публикуются впервые.

Исследование посвящено письменным источникам древнего Египта, начиная с первого персидского завоевания и заканчивая эпохой Птолемеев. Большинство документов переведены на русский язык впервые, при этом уточнены многие ранние издания иероглифических текстов.

This brief article deals with a unique seal impression currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA 10.130.1563). Dating to the Ptolemaic Period, it belonged to a priest of the cults of Arsinoe and Philotera, but until now has not been analyzed in detail. The hieroglyphic text, transliteration, and translation is presented here along with a discussion of its date. Can be sent upon request.

Inscriptions on the finely carved healing statue from the Tyszkievicz collection are still insufficiently studied. A brief review of the earlier research is followed by comments on some arguable questions. Firstly, an identification and parentage of the owner of the statue. The author proposes to consider three priests who are pictured on the chest of the statue to be brothers. While every figure is labeled with a name and priestly titles, a single filiation “son of N, born to M” could be applied to each person, likewise the words “honored by god”, also inscribed once. Accordingly, Pashribastet and Iseturet were the parents of Padimaikhsa, Pashrimut and Djedher Pamai. Secondly, the first spell is addressed to the heart of a person (the word jb “heart” is mistakenly omitted by G. Lefebvre) who drinks “this water”. Thus, it could suggest that the statue was erected near some water source. Third, the last part of the spell “The hand of Atum” (a poor copy of the text with no translation is given in E. Jelínková-Reymond’s publication) includes an appeal to the deities Shed-Baal (not listed in LGG) and Repyt. Translation of this magical charm is provided with detailed philological commentary. Quotations from different sources with a myth about a dwarf-like amulet of Geb and Neith follow the discussion of the records. Finally, a comparison of the statue Louvre E 10777 with the statue Naples 1065 leads to the conclusion that both monuments may have been produced in the same workshop.