Exactly. Psichtes' family chose Egyptian gods for the door, Greek verse for the wall, and paid their way in Constantine's coin, and to them it was simply how the world looked.
Thank you so much, that means a lot. The ministry hasn't released the Greek text yet, only a description of the nineteen-line elegy for Psichtes, so I'll share it as soon as it appears in a publication. The announcement mentions hieroglyphic texts on the doorway and no hieratic or demotic, though fuller study may reveal more.
This is why I love this stuff.
An Egyptian-style pyramid tomb, the Amduat over the doorway, a 19-line elegy written in Greek, and then a coin with Constantine turns up.
We like putting ancient cultures into nice separate boxes, and meanwhile the people actually living there were apparently mixing everything together.
Exactly. Psichtes' family chose Egyptian gods for the door, Greek verse for the wall, and paid their way in Constantine's coin, and to them it was simply how the world looked.
Exactly! To them it wasn't Egyptian + Greek + Roman. It was just an ordinary Tuesday.
Cultures woven together through trade. Fascinating.
I do so enjoy your Substack! Thanks ever so much for being here.
Could you send me a copy of the Greek text, please?
Also, were there any hieratic or demotic inscriptions here?
Thank you so much, that means a lot. The ministry hasn't released the Greek text yet, only a description of the nineteen-line elegy for Psichtes, so I'll share it as soon as it appears in a publication. The announcement mentions hieroglyphic texts on the doorway and no hieratic or demotic, though fuller study may reveal more.