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Quack, Joachim Friedrich
Journal of ancient Near Eastern history, 06/2021, Letnik: 8, Številka: 1Journal Article
This study focuses on literary and sub-literary texts which present Egyptian scholars. I first look at outsider’s views (like the church-father Clement of Alexandria), borderline views (like the Egyptian priest Chairemon), and insider’s views. For the latter examination, two compositions are studied in more detail. The first is the , which is a manual of the ideal Egyptian temple, including sections about the duties of several of its intellectual specialists. The second is the , which is a difficult text about the initiation to arcane religious knowledge and the mysteries of writing.
