City of the Ram-man : the story of ancient Mendes
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DT73.M54 R43 2010
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xxii, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
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This book tells the story of the ancient Egyptian city of Mendes, home of the mysterious cult of the "fornicating ram who mounts the beauties." Excavation over the past two decades has cast light on this strange center of worship and political power located in the Nile Delta. Founded in the remote prehistoric past, inhabited continuously for 5,000 years, and abandoned only in the first-century BC, Mendes is a microcosm of ancient Egyptian history. Central to the story is millennia of worship dedicated to the lascivious ram-god. The book describes the discoveries of the great temple of the ram and the "Mansion of the Rams," where the embalmed bodies of the avatars of the god were buried. It also discusses ancient Greek reports that these ram-gods occasionally ritually fornicated with women.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Redford, D. B. (2010). City of the Ram-man: the story of ancient Mendes . Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Redford, Donald B. 2010. City of the Ram-man: The Story of Ancient Mendes. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Redford, Donald B. City of the Ram-man: The Story of Ancient Mendes Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Redford, D. B. (2010). City of the ram-man: the story of ancient mendes. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Redford, Donald B. City of the Ram-man: The Story of Ancient Mendes Princeton University Press, 2010.

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