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A preliminary report on the Hours of the Night in the Tomb of Karakhamun (TT 223)

K Griffin, Ken Griffin Orcid Logo

Thebes in the First Millennium BC: Art and Archaeology of the Kushite Period and Beyond, Pages: 59 - 70

Swansea University Author: Ken Griffin Orcid Logo

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The tomb of Karakhamun contains the earliest version of the Hours of the Night attested in a private sepulchre. It is also the earliest source to contain the series of Hour Watch hymns, which form the basis of the Hours of the Night during the Graeco-Roman Period. This paper presents a preliminary r...

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Published in: Thebes in the First Millennium BC: Art and Archaeology of the Kushite Period and Beyond
ISBN: 9781906137595
Published: London Golden House Publications 2018
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39081
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Abstract: The tomb of Karakhamun contains the earliest version of the Hours of the Night attested in a private sepulchre. It is also the earliest source to contain the series of Hour Watch hymns, which form the basis of the Hours of the Night during the Graeco-Roman Period. This paper presents a preliminary report on the Hours of the Night within the tomb of Karakhamun prior to their intended reconstruction during the 2018 season.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 59
End Page: 70