Ancient Egyptian fauna : a lexicographical study
This thesis has sought to assemble and evaluate a comprehensive corpus of texts and secondary material relating to the fauna of ancient Egypt. It is in the first instance a philological study, using as a starting point the WĂ¶rterbuch der Ă€gyptischen Sprache produced in the 1920$ and '30s., though evidence from archaeological and representational material has been included where appropriate. Previous work in this field has been sporadic and of varying quality. Much of it is not recent or is based on older reference sources. It therefore seemed appropriate to attempt a compilation and updating of existing studies. Much effort has been put into using recent zoological works to provide lists of species from modern Egypt with which to compare both the ancient records and the taxonomic information given in other Egyptological studies. The thesis is divided into 20 chapters. The first examines, by way of introduction to the rest of the study, aspects of zoological classification in ancient Egypt, making comparisons with work carried out by anthropologists on classificatory systems used by modern 'primitive' cultures. The remainder of the thesis is divided into three parts. The first, comprising chapters 2 to 14,
Wassell, Belinda Ann
Archaeology
Ancient Egyptian fauna : a lexicographical study. This thesis has sought to assemble and evaluate a comprehensive corpus of texts and secondary material relating to the fauna of ancient Egypt. It is in the first instance a philological study, using as a starting point the WĂ¶rterbuch der Ă€gyptischen Sprache produced in the 1920$ and '30s., though evidence from archaeological and representational material has been included where appropriate. Previous work in this field has been sporadic and of varying quality. Much of it is not recent or is based on older reference sources. It therefore seemed appropriate to attempt a compilation and updating of existing studies. Much effort has been put into using recent zoological works to provide lists of species from modern Egypt with which to compare both the ancient records and the taxonomic information given in other Egyptological studies. The thesis is divided into 20 chapters. The first examines, by way of introduction to the rest of the study, aspects of zoological classification in ancient Egypt, making comparisons with work carried out by anthropologists on classificatory systems used by modern 'primitive' cultures. The remainder of the thesis is divided into three parts. The first, comprising chapters 2 to 14,
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