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Five “New” deities in the Roman Pantheon at Gebel el-Silsila

Nilsson, Maria LU orcid and Ward, John (2017) In Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections 14. p.22-30
Abstract
The list of Egyptian deities attested in Greek and demotic inscriptions in the sandstone quarries of Gebel el-Silsila comprises Amun, Horus, Hathor, Isis, Khnum, Montu, Pachimesen, and Shaï. Several new inscriptions and divine names are here added to previous records: the Egyptian gods Min, Bes, Tutu, and the Greek goddesses Athena and Tyche.
Abstract (Swedish)
The list of Egyptian deities attested in Greek and demotic inscriptions in the sandstone quarries of Gebel el-Silsila comprises Amun, Horus, Hathor, Isis, Khnum, Montu, Pachimesen, and Shaï. Several new inscriptions and divine names are here added to previous records: the Egyptian gods Min, Bes, Tutu, and the Greek goddesses Athena and Tyche
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Gebel el Silsila, Ancient Graffiti, ancient religion, Fieldwork, Archaeology, Epigraphy
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Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections
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14
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22 - 30
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University of Arizona
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1944-2815
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Symbolae sacrae? Quarry marks and their relation to the divine world and writing in Roman Gebel el Silsila (Upper Egypt)
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English
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  pages        = {{22--30}},
  publisher    = {{University of Arizona}},
  series       = {{Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections}},
  title        = {{Five “New” deities in the Roman Pantheon at Gebel el-Silsila}},
  url          = {{https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/jaei/article/view/20196}},
  volume       = {{14}},
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