Die Siegesstele des Amasis
Republication of the ‘Elephantine stela’ of Amasis, formerly Cairo 13/6/24/1, now in the Nubian Museum, Aswan. The inscription, in the Königsnovelle tradition, reports two episodes of the war between Apries and Amasis. The first part, dated to year 1 of Amasis, describes the counter-attack of Apri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2014, Volume: 141, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-153 |
| Further subjects: | B
Amasis
B Babylonian invasion B Cyprus B 26th dynasty B Civil War B Apries |
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| Summary: | Republication of the ‘Elephantine stela’ of Amasis, formerly Cairo 13/6/24/1, now in the Nubian Museum, Aswan. The inscription, in the Königsnovelle tradition, reports two episodes of the war between Apries and Amasis. The first part, dated to year 1 of Amasis, describes the counter-attack of Apries, with the help of Greek mercenaries, against the usurper Amasis (Oct./Nov. 570). Contrary to earlier assumptions, Apries’ fleet did not start from an ‘island’ ( jw ) but rather traveled down the Canopic arm ( ᶜnw ) of the Nile. The attackers were defeated by Amasis’ troops at Jmʿw . The second part concerns repulsing an invasion by Babylonian (‘Asiatic’) troops trying, in year 4 (March 567), to reinstall Apries as king, who was killed in the course of the battle. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-713X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zaes-2014-0011 |