The ancient Egyptian book of the Moon : Coffin Texts spells 154-160 /: Coffin Texts spells 154-160. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gyula Priskin.
• Authors: Priskin, Gyula
• Contents: 1 – Introduction; 2 – The spells; 2.1 – Spell 154: the origins of the month; 2.2 – Spell 155: lunar invisibility; 2.3 – Spell 156: the waxing moon; 2.4 – Spell 157: the full moon; 2.5 – Spell 158: the waning moon; 2.6 – Spell 159: the moon at the eastern horizon; 2.7 – Spell 160: a solar eclipse; 3 – General Commentary; 3.1 – The major themes of the spells; 3.2 – Textual layers in the Book of the Moon; 3.3 – The text variants from Deir el-Bersha and Asyut; 3.4 – The survival of the spells in the Book of Going Forth by Day; 4 – Conclusion; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (ii, 254 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 493.1; Inscriptions, Egyptian; Moon -- Early works to 1800; Moon -- Religious aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789691993
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 29, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.