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Publications

Selected publications

  1. A Journey through the Beyond: The Development of the Concept of Duat and Related Cosmological Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 7 (Book - 2022)
  2. The Otherworld (with)in This World: Imhet as a (Super)natural Conduit between Dimensions in Egyptian Sources (Journal article - 2022)
  3. A Cosmography of the Unknown: The qbhw (ntrw) Region of the Outer Sky in the Book of Nut (Journal article - 2021)
  4. Once Again on Shetayt: A Reappraisal of the ‘Mysterious One’ in the New Kingdom Netherworld Books (Chapter - 2021)
  5. 'Off with Their Heads!’ The Htmyt as Landscape of Punishment in the Netherworld Books (Chapter - 2024)
  6. Two Amduat Papyri in Liverpool (Chapter - 2024)
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2024

Two Amduat Papyri in Liverpool

Zago, S. (2024). Two Amduat Papyri in Liverpool. In G. Miniaci, C. Greco, P. Del Vesco, M. Mancini, & C. Alù (Eds.), A Matter of Religions: Gods and People in Ancient Egypt: Studies Presented to Marilina Betrò (pp. 105-113). Pisa: Pisa University Press.

Chapter

(In preparation) New (Con)text, Old Imagery: The Case of a Figured Ostracon in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Zago, S. (n.d.). (In preparation) New (Con)text, Old Imagery: The Case of a Figured Ostracon in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In S. Connor, V. E. Allen, & A. Brémont-Bellini (Eds.), REading REuse: Image Recycling in Egypt and Beyond. Cairo: IFAO.

Chapter

2023

The Egyptian Conceptualization of the Otherworld

Zago, S. (2023). The Egyptian Conceptualization of the Otherworld. The Ancient Near East Today, 11(8). Retrieved from https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/08/egyptian-conceptualization-otherworld

Journal article

(Forthcoming, 2024) Talking Dead: Conflict and Cooperation between This World and the Next in Ancient Egypt

Zago, S. (n.d.). (Forthcoming, 2024) Talking Dead: Conflict and Cooperation between This World and the Next in Ancient Egypt. Journal of Ancient Civilizations.

Journal article

2022

The Otherworld (with)in This World: Imhet as a (Super)natural Conduit between Dimensions in Egyptian Sources

Zago, S. (2022). The Otherworld (with)in This World: Imhet as a (Super)natural Conduit between Dimensions in Egyptian Sources. JOURNAL OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, 81(2), 283-304. doi:10.1086/721488

DOI
10.1086/721488
Journal article

Where is Justice Served? : reconsidering the Location of the Great Court of Day 21 in Papyrus Abbott

Zago, S. (2022). Where is Justice Served? : reconsidering the Location of the Great Court of Day 21 in Papyrus Abbott. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 44, 63-79. doi:10.12871/97888333964464

DOI
10.12871/97888333964464
Journal article

(Forthcoming, 2024) The (Other) World in Words: Determinatives as ‘Telltale’ Icons Encoding the Egyptian Duat

Zago, S. (n.d.). (Forthcoming, 2024) The (Other) World in Words: Determinatives as ‘Telltale’ Icons Encoding the Egyptian Duat. In S. Quirke, R. Lucarelli, & H. Rashwan (Eds.), Rethinking the Visual Aesthetics of Ancient Egyptian Writing: Proceedings of the Conference. Oxford: Archaeopress.

Chapter

A Journey through the Beyond: The Development of the Concept of Duat and Related Cosmological Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 7

Zago, S. (2022). A Journey through the Beyond. Lockwood Press. doi:10.5913/2022532

DOI
10.5913/2022532
Book

2021

Book of Nut

Zago, S. (2021). Book of Nut. The Database of Religious History. Retrieved from https://religiondatabase.org/landing

Internet publication

Once Again on Shetayt: A Reappraisal of the ‘Mysterious One’ in the New Kingdom Netherworld Books

Zago, S. (2021). Once Again on Shetayt: A Reappraisal of the ‘Mysterious One’ in the New Kingdom Netherworld Books. In C. Geisen, J. Li, S. B. Shubert, & K. Yamamoto (Eds.), His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon. Material and Visual Culture of Ancient Egypt 5 (pp. 9-21). Atlanta (GA): Lockwood Press.

Chapter

2020

La concezione egizia dell'aldila'

Zago, S. (2020). La concezione egizia dell'aldila'. In A. Provenzali, & S. Ceruti (Eds.), Sotto il Cielo di Nut: Egitto Divino (pp. 158-162). Milan: Officina Libraria.

Chapter

2019

Marriage, Ancient Egypt

Zago, S. (2019). Marriage, Ancient Egypt. In C. Helmer, S. L. McKenzie, T. Römer, J. Schröter, B. D. Walfish, & E. Ziolkowski (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. 17 (pp. 992-994). Berlin: de Gruyter.

Chapter

Conceptualizing Life after Death: the Evolution of the Concept of Duat and Related Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature

Zago, S. (2019). Conceptualizing Life after Death: the Evolution of the Concept of Duat and Related Notions in Egyptian Funerary Literature. (University of Toronto).

Thesis / Dissertation

2018

Imagining the Beyond: The Conceptualization of Duat between the Old and the Middle Kingdoms

Zago, S. (2018). Imagining the Beyond: The Conceptualization of Duat between the Old and the Middle Kingdoms. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 54, 203-217. doi:10.5913/jarce.54.2018.a016

DOI
10.5913/jarce.54.2018.a016
Journal article

2017

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