The Gifts of "Darkness" (kkw) . The dark waters of the Nile inundation in hydrological processions of the Ptolemaic and Roman era
2017
Abstract
The article investigates a specific feature of the Nile, and more in particular an aspect of its life bringing inundation known to the ancient Egyptian priests as Keku ("Darkness"). The study of its location on the temple walls as well as the inscriptions accompanying this specific personification of the Nile inundation indicates the existence of patterns in the distribution of these texts not only within a single temple, but also between temples over time and space.