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Le décret de Saïs. Les stèles de Thônis-Héracléion et de Naucratis. Paléographie.

BOMHARD (von) Anne-Sophie

Series: PalHiero 9

Item #M14030

Paléographie Hiéroglyphique 9. IFAO, Le Caire, 2025. First edition. In-4, xl & 210 pages. Original softcover, new. Abstract: In 2001, a large black granodiorite stele was recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, where it had lain for over 2,000 years. It was found at the site of Thonis-Heracleion, the ancient port at the mouth of the Canopic River, which is now completely submerged. The representations and text of the “Decree of Sais” it bears are known to us from a similar monument found a century earlier: the Naucratis stele. The Thônis-Héracléion stele, however, has the advantage of revealing the full Egyptian name of the locality for which it was intended, “La-Hôné-de-Saïs”, which had not been attested until then. These two monuments, engraved with perfectly preserved, high-quality hieroglyphs, provide an opportunity to carry out a paleographic study of a decree promulgated by Nectanebo I, during his first year of reign, in the temple of Neith at Saïs. Placing the two copies side by side shows the personal way in which each of the engravers reproduced this document, clearly drawn up by a literate high priest at the temple of Sais. The choice of hieroglyphs and their arrangement, the search for variety through graphic and iconic dissimilations - all this is in keeping with the tradition of writing with several levels of reading, known as “difficult”, particularly appreciated in the Saite period, but also under the reign of the Nectanebo pharaohs. Language: French/Français. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Greco-Roman, Language, Texts & Writing.

Language: French/Français.

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