Aswad
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I get that, Asherdelampyr. Not too hard to get a basic idea of the language, though. Enough to read the original texts with the reading comprehension of a tourist would probably take you about two weeks, with a skilled teacher or some good books. Moving on to the ability to follow the general lines of what has been written about Anubis shouldn't take too long, if you're seriously into Egypt. Kind of similar to how a dedicated Christian should try to get at a decent grasp of whatever bible their denomination uses; touching home base without an interrmediate. Anything less seems a bit half-way, and the major neteru weren't all that forgiving, if memory serves. Forget about getting on to their afterlife if your soul is heavier than the feather of Ma'at, for instance, although proper mummification (with all relevant rites and so forth) is supposed to make you an earthbound spirit; effectively a lesser neter of sorts- a guardian of the land. Health, al-Aswad. Edit: Online resources? Can't say as I've read much about Egyptian mythology online, although I would guess WikiSource, Gutenberg and so forth will have some of the relevant texts, and synopses of the rest. If you doubt translations, though, it seems online falls more than a bit short of what you'd like. Might be a workable place to start on the language bits, though. The Summers Institute (SIL) will probably be a better place to start, along with Rosetta. But I'm really not the best reference on online texts: my high-school had older books than the city library does, my home has more than 400 cubic feet of books in it, and I've got papyrii strewn about my kitchen. Some people think I read way too much, but most of the books belong to my girl.
< Message edited by Aswad -- 1/19/2008 12:46:52 AM >
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