This is the 2nd book in the duet and it does NOT fail to impress! Benton and Constance face so much upheaval, causing this reader to have anxiety due to heart pounding situations. In typical Penelope Sky way she brings both books to a satisfying conclusion.
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At Fustat between and khashbooha pots were fired at a time due to the small size of kilns Sonali Gupta, personal communication ; P. Bey III, C. Pool eds.
Janosi ed. Speculations on the Role of Animal Cults… 13 some smaller Sacred Animals, and most certainly votive animal mummies were placed in limestone containers; some of these have dedications inscribed upon them These were probably more easily acquired from accessible stone from the various sites, or from reused blocks, and could have been easily and inexpensively carved by the masons employed by the temples who worked on the catacombs.
Containers for mummies made from cast bronze or copper-bronze alloys in the form of naoi, simple boxes, or animals , particularly if gilded, would have probably rivalled or surpassed the cost of limestone boxes. If in the temple, the noise they must have made when knocking together would have provided musical accompaniment to the cult ritual perhaps calling out to the gods? Cult Activities and Visitors The animal cults were particular foci for religious visitors, be they regular devotees, people seeking oracular statements, festival celebrants and pilgrims opportunistic or deliberate who also might go to these temples for incubation or other medico-spiritual cures , as well as for the curious: tourists, particularly those of Greek or Roman origin There is some debate as to the volume of pilgrims who visited the cults Presumably, in general the cults would be paid most attention by local people, unless there were a particularly renowned oracle operating at a particular time, or if cures had been especially effective, when the cults would attract visitors from a wider catchment area.
Festivals, though, would probably attract many more people, particularly in the Graeco-Roman era when there was increased mobility than what is currently supposed for earlier times Herodotus, who admittedly is not always the J.
JETT, Sh. Johnson ed. Egypt from Cambyses to Constantine and Beyond, Chicago, , p. Elsner, I. Rutherford eds. Matthews, C. Roemer eds. Frankfurter ed.
He continues with his description of festivals at other sanctuaries, all of which seem to be extremely well attended II: Certainly the numbers of offerings of animal mummies per year at large cult centres like Saqqara, Tuna el-Gebel and Bubastis see above would suggest that hundreds of thousands of people visited these temples every year. Of course, one person or family might be excessively pious or wish to be seen as such , and might, as is the case with one Imhotep, offer a vast number of animal mummies at one go.
Such massive dedications by a single individual would, of course, affect the calculation of number of visitors per annum to any one shrine , and their economic impact, although this has no bearing on the economic impact of the number of mummies given as offerings.
Devotees did not only offer votive mummies. Other, more traditional ex votos figure in the donations at these shrines. Metal objects for example, beakers, situlae, incense stands, cups were presented as ex votos, some bearing dedicatory inscriptions One such item, a bronze incense stand, gives its worth as being equivalent to 28 pieces of silver ! Additionally, stelae and votive images of gods, in various sizes, materials, and of different qualities for differing costs, probably , would also be offered, and their production would also contribute to local and state economies Although impossible to accurately calculate, the number of pilgrims coming to a site for a festival , rather than opportunistic pious visits ones combined with other business , would have had an enormous impact particularly on the local and even on the national economy.
As is seen in moulids religious festivals associated with shrines of holy men and women, akin to saints today and historically , people walk, often for days to reach the shrine. In the past, this was probably more for economy than piety Depending The animals in Falcon Gallery 19 at Saqqara might all be dedicated by a single person.
Hill, D. Schorsch eds. EPRO 48, ; C. See J. For the elite, private boats or state vessels, if access were possible would be used. It is unlikely that carts or chariots were consistently used in this way. Horses and camels, both possible, but not necessarily popular, means of long-distance travel, would have been used by the wealthy who might also have used wheeled vehicles.
Donkeys, though, might have been used by the lower echelons of society Once at the shrine, or in the urban centre associated with it, the celebrants had to find shelter. The poorer ones might bring their own tents or sleep in the open near the cult activity, as is done even today personal observation at moulids. The wealthier ones would seek the ancient equivalent of an inn, hotel, or motel, thereby enriching the local economy.
Side benefits of a temporary increase in the population would be a general rise in trade the pilgrims themselves might bring commodities or skills to trade , with a variety of commodities, services, and votive offerings being traded. It is possible that then, as now, the religious institution or even the state might temporarily hire workers to deal with the extra people and to maintain order and possibly some level of hygiene during these times.
In the interest of intellectual inquiry, it is interesting to try to calculate a possible number of individuals who might attend a festival, using the dog catacombs at Saqqara as an example, with the caveat that this is all highly speculative.
If eight million dogs were buried in the catacombs over a period of years to be generous , this would mean 16, burials a year. If one were to randomly deduct offerings as ones being made throughout the year, this would leave 10, offerings that could be dedicated at the festival. If each mummy were given by a single individual, then this would mean that 10, people would attend the festival, thus increasing the population of the Memphite area for a period of one to three days at very least.
Even if it were a lesser number of individuals, they still would make a substantial impact on the local economy These sanctuaries were not only visited by the pious, but also by the curious. Although the number of tourists to such cults is not documented, the fact that these sites were part of the regular itinerary is documented.
As recorded in P. Tebtunis I. It is called Suchus; and it is fed on grain and pieces of meat and on wine, which are always being fed to it by the foreigners who go to see it… [we went] to the lake, carrying from the dinner a kind of cookie and some roasted meat and a pitcher of wine mixed with honey.
We found the animal lying on the edge of the lake; and when the priests went up to it, some of them opened its mouth and another put in the cake, and again the meat, and then poured down the honey mixture. Thus, the curious visitors who came to watch the Apis stride about, to visit the ibises, and to observe the sacred crocodiles in the Fayum being fed delicacies, by travelling, staying in inns, eating, drinking, and visiting temples no doubt for a price , would all have contributed in some small way to the economy of Graeco-Roman Egypt.
Conclusion Animal cults clearly had a tremendous impact on many aspects of Egyptian life, particularly religious and economic. They provided a more intimate access to the gods, thereby fulfilling a spiritual and social need for the Egyptians, as well as for other believers Caring for, praying to, and burying a Sacred Animal, particularly one as prominent as the Apis Bull, was a unifying act, involving people from all walks of life in caring for the animal, the actual preparation of the tomb, the mummification, and the final burial procession, which would have been attended by masses of people and would have been a time of public mourning In a way, this process would unite the people and be a large-scale project, akin to, albeit on a smaller scale, the construction of the pyramids and the burial of the god-king.
The act of giving offerings — and the varieties of ex votos was far greater in animal cults, perhaps providing more numerous and affordable options to people — allowed the individual donors to maintain a sustained presence before the god, long after the pilgrim had departed the venue, and indeed, this earth.
Although as yet no monetary amounts can be attached to their contribution, animal cults certainly had a tremendous impact on the economy in general, and in local economies where the cults were housed, in particular.
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