LEADER 03065nam 22005412 450 001 9910862091603321 005 20230629224248.0 010 $a9789004466951$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9789004466944 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004466951 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7014009 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7014009 035 $a(CKB)23525728700041 035 $aEBL7014009 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7014009 035 $z(OCoLC)1301481952 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004466951 035 $a(EXLCZ)9923525728700041 100 $a20220531d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAncient Egyptian Animal Fables $eTree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice /$fJennifer Miyuki Babcock 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (216 pages) 225 1 $aCulture and History of the Ancient Near East ;$v128 300 $aThis book examines the depictions of anthropomorphised animals found on ostraca and papyri from Deir el-Medina and considers their narrative and artistic purpose within the religious environment of New Kingdom Thebes. 311 08$aPrint version: Miyuki Babcock, Jennifer Ancient Egyptian Animal Fables Boston : BRILL,c2022 9789004466944 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgements -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction to the Materials -- 2 Artists and Audience: Deir el-Medina and Its Inhabitants -- 3 Understanding Ancient Egyptian Aesthetic Value -- 4 Constructing Visual Narratives in Ancient Egypt -- 5 Animal Fables and Their Purpose -- 6 Contextualizing the Egyptian Imagination: Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix: Catalogue -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aOne group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes?s religious environment. This book examines the purpose of animal fables, drawing cross cultural and temporal comparisons to other storytelling and artistic traditions. This publication is also the first thorough art historical treatment of the ostraca and papyri. The drawings? iconography and aesthetic value are carefully examined, providing further nuance to our understanding of ancient Egyptian art. 410 0$aCulture and History of the Ancient Near East ;$v128. 517 3 $aTree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice 606 $aFables, Egyptian$vIllustrations 606 $aAnimals in art 606 $aAnthropomorphism in art 615 0$aFables, Egyptian 615 0$aAnimals in art. 615 0$aAnthropomorphism in art. 676 $a760/.04498414 700 $aBabcock$b Jennifer Miyuki$01740877 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 912 $a9910862091603321 996 $aAncient Egyptian Animal Fables$94166722 997 $aUNINA