Dear Egyptology friends,
I am writing to draw your attention to the upcoming lecture on Tuesday, April 29th:
In a small Egyptian village in the Fayyum, there are four Greek hymns inscribed on the gates to the temple of Isis-Hermonthis (the Eg. Isis-Renenutet). These elegiac and hexameter verses end with the statement:
"Reliably learning these facts from men who study history, I myself have set them all up on inscribed pillars and translated into Greek for Greeks the power of a prince who was a god, power such as no other mortal has possessed. Isidoros wrote it."
Allegedly, the author of these hymns, Isidoros, translated Egyptian texts about Sesostris and Renenutet.
To find out who Isidoros was and why he wrote these Greek hymns to an Egyptian snake goddess Iset-Renenutet (Ἵσις-Θερμοῦθις), attend this lecture by Dr Anastasia Maravela (University of Oslo) who will be delivering a presentation about these fascinating inscriptions from Egypt.
Reuse of Greek Epic Tradition in the Poetic Dedication of Isidoros at Narmouthis
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
4PM | 3335 Dwinelle
If you'd like to preview the hymns, I attach links to the Greek text and the English translation (+ on that same website with the English translation, there are links to two notable commentaries/essays on the inscriptions!).
Leah Packard Grams | [she/her]
Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD student
Center for the Tebtunis Papyri
Unceded xučyun (Huichin) Ohlone land
UC Berkeley
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