• A Dance for a Princess: The Legends on a Painting in Room 5 of the Southwest Annex of the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola

    Author(s):
    Vincent van Gerven Oei (see profile)
    Date:
    2017
    Group(s):
    Union for Nubian Studies
    Subject(s):
    Nubians, Philology, Inscriptions
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Old Nubian, Old Dongola, Nubian studies, Epigraphy
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/635k-xm54
    Abstract:
    The article provides a transcription, translation, and analysis of the Old Nubian legends on a painting of a dancing scene in room 5 of the Southwest Annex of the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola. The painting shows two groups of Nubian singing and dancing, and from the legends we understand that the occasion is the birth of a new heir to the royal throne, and that the Virgin Mary is invoked to ease the pangs of labour.
    Metadata:
    xml
    Published as:
    Journal article     Show details
    Pub. Date:
    2017
    Journal:
    The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
    Volume:
    47
    Page Range:
    117 - 135
    ISSN:
    0075-4277
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

    Downloads

    Item Name: pdf van-gerven-oei-jjp-47.pdf
      Download View in browser
    Activity: Downloads: 114

    Back to Deposits