Английская Википедия:Astarte and the Insatiable Sea

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Шаблон:Short description Astarte and the Sea (also pAmherst IX or simply the Astarte Papyrus) is an Egyptian hieratic tale, dating from the New Kingdom, which relates a story about the goddess Astarte and her rival Yam.[1][2] Though Astarte and Yam appear to have originated as Canaanite deities, both were, at times, worshipped in Egypt, as well.[3][4]

Contents

Yam, a deity who is a personification of the sea, demands tribute from the gods.[5][6] If his demands are not met, he will overrun the "sky, earth, and mountains."[7] Astarte brings tribute from Ptah, Nut, and Renenutet, but Yam changes the deal: he wants her as his wife, along with her divine jewelry that would grant him lordship over the world.[6][2]

The conclusion to the tale is inferred from a papyrus fragment which mentions the god Seth, who appears to triumph over Yam.[3]

Scholarship

Its interpretation has been a matter of continuous tweaking and addition.

History

It went completely unnoticed until the photographic edition of Percy E Newberry[8] in 1899,Шаблон:Sfn after first mention in 1871.[9]

Epistemic bind

The difficulty of study according to Pehal:

"On the one hand, we want to identify as precisely as possible these devices “-emically,” i.e., within the frame of reference provided by that culture’s own linguistic or literary practice. On the other hand, to help us achieve this goal, we can rely only on “-etic” hermneutic categories derived from our own theoretical horizon."Шаблон:Sfn

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Bibliography

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  8. Percy E. Newberry, The Amherst Papyri in the Collection of the Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney, London: Quaritch, 1899, p. 47, pl. xix–xxi.
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