paleography; hieratic; book of Kemyt; facsimile; méthodes numériques
Abstract :
[en] The Book of Kemyt is an ancient Egyptian school text preserved on pottery sherds, papyri, writing tablets, walls, and hundreds of ostraca, over six centuries. The handwriting displays a special style between the usual scripts, hieratic and cursive hieroglyphs. This volume is the first to present the complete inventory of signs from more than 200 sources, compiled primarily using digital methods. This paleography of the Book of Kemyt provides a synchronic and diachronic perspective, as well as cross-regional comparisons. The PDF version is linked to “AKU-PAL”, the online database of hieratic and cursive hieroglyphs.
Research Center/Unit :
Mondes anciens - ULiège
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Motte, Aurore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité
Other collaborator :
Konrad, Tobias
Language :
English
Title :
A Paleography of the Book of Kemyt
Publication date :
November 2025
Publisher :
Propylaeum, Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN/EAN :
978-3-96929-454-3
Number of pages :
711
Collection name :
Beiträge zu Altägyptischen Kursivschriften 1
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Funders :
AvH - Alexander von Humboldt Foundation F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique
