The ancient city of Nuwābiya was discussed in much detail by Egyptian and ‘Arabic-speaking’ historians. Explore the primary Egyptian text discussing Nuwabiya as well as the Arabic source references that preserved its lore several millennia after the fall of Pharaonic Egypt.
The Greco-Roman period of antiquity consisted of many writers that catalogued Egyptian history and folklore. Herodotus briefly discussed the influence that Egyptian priests had on Chaldeans. These historical attestations are well documented in Chaldean manuscripts. Herodotus and the myth of an Egyptian-Chaldean priesthood seek to explore the Chaldean and Greek records of Egyptian priesthood in the region of Mesopotamia.
Al-Farabi is known as the ‘Second Master’. According to various medieval writers, the first master was Aristotle. Al-Farabi not only wrote a commentary on the writings of Socrates and Aristotle, but also discussed the origins of their philosophy. The article entitled Al-Farabi: Preservation of Greek Philosophy explores the nuances surrounding what is commonly called Greek philosophy from the social lens of medieval Islamic philosophers.
The relationship between the ancient Egyptian language and modern Sudanese languages is quite fascinating. The connection between these two language families becomes quite clear when examining the term Waddao as it appears in Nubian. This article explores the term Middle Egyptian term Wadū and the various Nubian dialects the term appears in.
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Ibn Wahshiyya undertook an exploration of Upper Egypt in the 9th century. During this expedition, he came across a clandestine society dedicated to the preservation of the doctrines attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. The Society of Hermes and Asclepius chronicles this remarkable journey of Ibn Wahshiyya and endeavors to uncover evidence pertaining to the existence and origins of this enigmatic secret society of Hermes and Asclepius.
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