Hoopoes and Acacias: Decoding an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Scene

David, Arlette

doi:10.1086/677251

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“…Morphological analysis helps understand the evolutionary processes [ 21 , 22 ]. The present study was similar to David [ 23 ] and Roberts [ 2 ] in the morphometric measurement of body weight, body length, wingspan, and length of the longest primary feather of male and female common hoopoes. In the case of bill length, similar values to our study were also reported by van Wijk et al [ 7 ], Elshaer [ 24 ], and Roberts [ 2 ].…”

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Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan

Tahir¹,

Zafar²,

Aslam³

et al. 2022

J Adv Vet Anim Res

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Objective: The study was conducted to investigate the gut content and record morphometric and hematological parameters in the common hoopoe (Upupa epops). Materials and Methods: Twenty samples of healthy birds (10 from each sex) were collected from different locations in Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan, from September 2020 to March 2021. Birds were captured live for blood samples and morphometric and gut analyses. Results: It was revealed that the concentrations of different hematological parameters were as follows: hemoglobin, 20.03g/dl; red blood cells, 3.28 × 106/μl; white blood cells, 326.67 × 103/ μl; hematocrit, 56.47%; MCV, 173.33 FL; MCH, 57.4 pg; MCHC, 57.4 pg; PLT, 8.33/μl; and RDW, 8.33/μl. The percentages of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils were 84.67%, 11.67%, 2.00%, and 1.67%, respectively. The gut content of the common hoopoe mostly consisted of Coleoptera and Acrididae larvae. However, Lepidoptera, Gryllotalpidae, and sand were also recorded, along with seeds of Salvadora persica. Conclusions: There were no significant differences between male and female U. epops in feeding content, total weight of the gut, or weight of the empty gut. Regarding the morphometric param¬eters, there was a significant difference in both sexes’ wingspan, body length, and body weight. Males were significantly heavier than females.

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Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan

Tahir¹,

Zafar²,

Aslam³

et al. 2022

J Adv Vet Anim Res

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“…80 The acacia is an evergreen tree, as evident from scenes from private tombs, it worth noting, however, that the acacia tree in the Edifice of Taharqa lacks blooms. 81 To the left of the cenotaph there is the royal wife who is designated as the "wife of god Amun" in the act of shooting four arrows against targets, while on the right side of the cenotaph the king is represented throwing four balls towards the four cardinal points. It is noticed the existence of number "four" for both the royal wife (four arrows) and the king (four balls) which suits the opinion that they provided entire protection.…”

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رمزية الأشكال المصورة فى بعض أماكن دفن أوزوريس

حسين,

عزالدين

2023

مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات

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This paper explores the burial place of Osiris in Egyptian textual record from New Kingdom and from later sources. The examination of individual components of Osiris's burial place shows, on one hand, that there was no strict layout/design for Osiris's burial place, and, on the other, how carefully elements of the Osiris-myth were employed in Osiris's burial place. Some common features can be noticed in all studied examples, like the vault-like shape of the mound. Conversely, the studied examples show inconsistencies. Most notable is the representation of Apophis being slaughtered outside the mound of Osiris in the Book of Earth. The 'mound' of Osiris could also be identified with designations which could reflect theological connotations as, for example, kkw "darkness" in the Amduat. Also, trees and plants were remarkably used in post-New Kingdom: Edifice of Taharqa, Tomb of Hu, Philae and Dendera temples. The discussion of how these trees, Sycamore, Willow, Tamarisk, and Acacia, were related to Osiris underpins the regenerative role of the selected trees. In one instance, water libation was poured towards the sycamore tree, which is obviously associated with Osiris, in the temple of Philae. In a couple of examples, Isis and Nephthys, the two kites, were represented: once in avian and another in humanoid form. Gathering these elements which have been studied individually, it is clear that, though distinctive from each other, these representations form together a larger image of Osiris's burial place.

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“…The species are recorded as being used for building, medicinal and cultural purposes in ancient Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent [ 14 ]. Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile was depicted in tomb paintings of Ancient Egypt of the second millennium BCE [ 15 – 17 ], identified in ancient medical treatises of the Indian subcontinent [ 18 ], and referred to in the Bible as shittim [ 19 ]. Early Greek treatises such as the Enquiry into Plants by Theophrastus ( ca 350 BCE) and De Materia Medica by Dioscorides (50–70 CE) referred to the tree as akakía , a name alluding to its characteristic spiky thorns, and mentioned it as growing in Egypt [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Chance long-distance or human-mediated dispersal? HowAcacia s.l. farnesianaattained its pan-tropical distribution

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Acacia s.l. farnesiana, which originates from Mesoamerica, is the most widely distributed Acacia s.l. species across the tropics. It is assumed that the plant was transferred across the Atlantic to southern Europe by Spanish explorers, and then spread across the Old World tropics through a combination of chance long-distance and human-mediated dispersal. Our study uses genetic analysis and information from historical sources to test the relative roles of chance and human-mediated dispersal in its distribution. The results confirm the Mesoamerican origins of the plant and show three patterns of human-mediated dispersal. Samples from Spain showed greater genetic diversity than those from other Old World tropics, suggesting more instances of transatlantic introductions from the Americas to that country than to other parts of Africa and Asia. Individuals from the Philippines matched a population from South Central Mexico and were likely to have been direct, trans-Pacific introductions. Australian samples were genetically unique, indicating that the arrival of the species in the continent was independent of these European colonial activities. This suggests the possibility of pre-European human-mediated dispersal across the Pacific Ocean. These significant findings raise new questions for biogeographic studies that assume chance or transoceanic dispersal for disjunct plant distributions.

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Hoopoes and Acacias: Decoding an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Scene

Cited by 5 publications

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Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan

Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan

رمزية الأشكال المصورة فى بعض أماكن دفن أوزوريس

Chance long-distance or human-mediated dispersal? HowAcacia s.l. farnesianaattained its pan-tropical distribution

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