Egypt has long captivated the imagination through its literature, tales, and accounts from ancient and modern explorers. In antiquity, it served as the realm of pharaohs, steeped in myths that intertwined gods and humanity. Herodotus marveled at its wonders, while Napoleon's expedition unearthed its mysteries.
The stories passed down to us also offer insights into various facets of everyday life in ancient Egypt–human emotions, connection with nature, and the desire to discover unknown lands.
This volume, presented to prof. Marilina Betrò, delves into Egypt’s history, weaving ancient and modern narratives. It explores Egypt not only as a land of wonders but also as a place that resonates with its ancient societies and their perspectives.
– Introduction
Gianluca Miniaci, Christian Greco, Paolo Del Vesco, Mattia Mancini, Cristina Alù
– Shaping life as a journey and displaying it in biographies and tales
John Baines
– A new reading of an Old Kingdom administrative title (Hry-Szp) related to quarry expeditions
Andrés Diego Espinel
– Specialisti di viaggi nel deserto: gli jʿȝ.ww e i nw.w, intermediari e guide per le spedizioni minerarie faraoniche
Cristina Alù
– ‘The mouth of the two ways’: Ezbet Rushdi, a crossroads between Sinai and the Levant in the Middle Kingdom
Francesco Missiroli
– In the Heart of the Sea: The Island As Chronotope in the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
Angelo Colonna
– ‘Fiori lapislazzuli’: una nota filologica e archeobotanica ad una lirica amorosa del vaso di Deir el-Medina
Flora Andreozzi
– Representations on animals in Ancient Egypt: parallel traditions through the millennia. The example of the donkey in the Teaching of ‘Onchsheshonqy
Mathilde Prévost
– Priests Carrying ‘Osiris-Canopus/Hydreios’: from Alexandria to the Imperial Isea outside Egypt. Preliminary considerations
Rosanna Pirelli
– Il Romanzo di Cambise: alcune osservazioni sulla fortuna di un genere e una nuova proposta di datazione
Paola Buzi
– First Archaeological Hints: Early Birds in Iraqi Kurdistan
Dlshad Aziz Marf, Jesper Eidem
– “Lo so, ma preferisco non dirlo”. Silenzi e strategie etnografiche in Hdt. II
Andrea Taddei
– The Adventurous Life of Giuseppe Ferlini
Gianluca Miniaci
– Assassinio nel Museo egizio: The Scarab Murder Case (S.S. Van Dine, 1930)
Domitilla Campanile
– Le notizie di Simēon Lehac’i sugli Armeni, ottomani e no
Alessandro Orengo
