The Incomplete Hieroglyphs System Reconsidered

by Massey-Griffin, Hannah

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The current scholarly terminology for the incomplete hieroglyphs phenomenon of the late Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period needs an update. The “incomplete hieroglyphs system” focuses solely on the modification of the signs. The practical element must be acknowledged to gain a more wholistic understanding of this phenomenon. There was a plurality of “incomplete hieroglyph practices” at play during this period. A few of those practices revolved around human hieroglyphs: shabti figures…

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The current scholarly terminology for the incomplete hieroglyphs phenomenon of the late Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period needs an update. The “incomplete hieroglyphs system” focuses solely on the modification of the signs. The practical element must be acknowledged to gain a more wholistic understanding of this phenomenon. There was a plurality of “incomplete hieroglyph practices” at play during this period. A few of those practices revolved around human hieroglyphs: shabti figures, Coffin Texts 777–785, and the region of Abydos.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2021

Thesis Information

  • Degree:M.A.
  • University:University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Advisor/Supervisor:Boyd, Samuel
  • Pages:112

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  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2021

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  • proquest:2581774717

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Abydos African History Ancient Languages Coffin texts eng Hieroglyphs History Incomplete hieroglyphs system PDF Second Intermediate Period Shabti figures

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Massey-Griffin, Hannah Boyd, Samuel

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