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Conférence - Renata Landgráfová : Snakes and Demons: Guardians of the Afterlife in the Saite-Persian Tombs at Abusir
Laurent Coulon
Civilisation de l'Égypte pharaonique
Année 2025-2026
Collège de France
Conférence - Renata Landgráfová : Snakes and Demons: Guardians of the Afterlife in the Saite-Persian Tombs at Abusir
Résumé
In the shadow of the pyramids of the 5th Dynasty in northwest Abusir lies a Saite-period shaft tomb necropolis whose tombs challenge conventional funerary expectations. The richly decorated tomb of Iufaa, in particular, presents a trove of rare ritual texts—including a unique initiation manual for scorpion and snake magicians—and serpent guardians more at home in astronomical scenes of…
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