Essex Egyptology Group

At our February meeting (Sunday 1st February, ONLINE via Zoom) we welcome Dr Mélanie Flossmann-Schütze who will give a talk on "Animal cult in Tuna el Gebel: the animal necropolis and the priest settlements in Ptolemaic times".

The archaeological site of Tuna el-Gebel in Middle Egypt was the ancient necropolis of the capital of the 15th Upper Egyptian Nome and main cult centre of the god Thoth, Hermopolis Magna (1/3)

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Research has been focusing on 1) the subterranean animal necropolis (e.g. animal burials, cult chapels) including zooarchaeological examinations, 2) the superstructures including the temple of Osiris-Baboon and the “priests house”, 3) the settlements of the religious communities whose inhabitants lived in part along the processional way leading from the animal necropolis to Kom el-Loli, and 4) the Late Period to Roman period tombs of its members, including the famous tomb of Anch-Hor (2/3)
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This will be a Zoom meeting with Q&A afterwards. Admission from 2.45pm UK time, the talk starts at 3pm.

Free for EEG Zoom members, £6 for guests (via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-cult-in-tuna-el-gebel-dr-melanie-flossmann-schutze-tickets-1980718373976). All welcome!

For more info: https://www.essexegyptology.co.uk/?page_id=4134

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Animal cult in Tuna el-Gebel: Dr Mélanie Flossmann-Schütze

This is a Zoom lecture only and will not be recorded

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