Scenes of offering palm dates in Egyptian temples during the Græco-Roman period

Other Title(s)

مناظر تقدمة بلح النخيل في المعابد المصرية خلال العصرين اليوناني و الروماني

Author

Kitat, Sarah al-Sayyid

Source

Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

Issue

Vol. 15, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2018), pp.59-80, 22 p.

Publisher

Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Publication Date

2018-06-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

22

Main Subjects

History and Geography

Abstract EN

Offering palm dates is a remarkable offering scene in the Egyptian temples during the Græco-Roman period.

Eleven scenes are found depicting the Ptolemaic king or the Roman emperor presenting palm dates to the deities.

After the reign of Trajan, these scenes were no more attested.

Palm dates were sacred offerings of Osiris during Khoaik festival.

Therefore, the image of Osiris dominated the majority of the scenes.

Offering palm dates to Isis was based on her role in reuniting Osiris' body.

Apis and Horus were depicted in the oldest scene of dates offering in front of Ptolemy IV in Edfu temple.

Harendotus was represented receiving this offering in two scenes in Philae temple.

Thoth of Pnubis was depicted in a solemn scene receiving palm dates in Philae temple.

Ptah is represented receiving palm dates in the temple of Tod.

Shu and Tefnut are depicted receiving palm dates from Augustus in El-Qal'a temple.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kitat, Sarah al-Sayyid. 2018. Scenes of offering palm dates in Egyptian temples during the Græco-Roman period. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.59-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-906370

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kitat, Sarah al-Sayyid. Scenes of offering palm dates in Egyptian temples during the Græco-Roman period. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 15, no. 1 (Jun. 2018), pp.59-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-906370

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kitat, Sarah al-Sayyid. Scenes of offering palm dates in Egyptian temples during the Græco-Roman period. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2018. Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.59-80.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-906370

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.

Record ID

BIM-906370