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'''Naos''' (Greek ναός "temple, shrine") is the descriptive name given to an [[Egyptian hieroglyph]] ([[Gardiner's list|Gardiner]] O18). |
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| ⚫ | It is incorporated in another hieroglyph: The [[jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)|Jubilee pavilion hieroglyph]] is a side view of the [[pharaoh]] seated, in opposing views, wearing the two separate crowns, the crown of the South, the [[hedjet]], and the crown of the North (the [[Nile Delta]]), the [[deshret]]. The pavilion is composed of two side views of the naos hieroglyph. |
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A '''naos''' (from ''{{lang|el|ναός}}'', Greek for ''temple'') was the [[sanctuary]], the innermost chamber, of a Greek temple, in Latin referred to as ''[[cella]]''. The word is nowadays used for ''temple'', a place mainly used for praying and sending messages to the gods in many ancient cultures.<ref>''Concise Oxford Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, 10th edition, p.947</ref> In [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]] [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphs]], two common versions exist of the character translated as "naos": the older one dating to the [[Old Kingdom]] era, and a common rectangular form from the [[New Kingdom]] and later. |
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| ⚫ | The early [[Old Kingdom]] labels, for example [[Den (pharaoh)|Pharaoh Den]], portrayed him in a side view in his naos. An example of the combined, opposed, view with the two crowns, is the lintel of [[Senusret II]], [[Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt|12th Dynasty]], 19th century BCE. It shows the naos' curved roofs of each half of the pavilion hieroglyph. |
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== In Egyptology == |
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[[File:Narmer Macehead.png|thumb|right|The [[Narmer Macehead]], left of centre the naos with Narmer sitting in it]] |
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The '''naos''' as a small shrine is known in its typically Egyptian form since the beginning of [[Ancient Egypt]]ian history. It eventually came to be represented as an [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|Egyptian hieroglyph]]. |
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| ⚫ | A ''naophoros'' "temple-bearer" is a type of statue holding the naos symbol. An example is the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|Ramesside-era]] statue of Panehsy, overseer of the treasury.<ref>Elizabeth Frood, John Baines, ''Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt'', Society of Biblical Literature, 2007, {{ISBN|1-58983-210-8}}, p.166</ref> The earliest examples of such statues date to the [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th Dynasty]].<ref>Jacques Vandier, ''Manuel d'archéologie égyptienne'', A. et J. Picard 1952, p.68</ref> |
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Some of the oldest examples are from the [[label]]s of the early [[pharaoh]]s. Pharaoh [[Narmer]] is shown on the [[Narmer Macehead]] seated in a naos. |
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===Naos-doubled, the Pavilion hieroglyph=== |
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==Christian churches== |
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In early [[Christian]] and [[Byzantine architecture]], the cella is an area at the centre of the church reserved for performing the [[liturgy]]. |
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Naos (Greek ναός "temple, shrine") is the descriptive name given to an Egyptian hieroglyph (Gardiner O18).
It is incorporated in another hieroglyph: The Jubilee pavilion hieroglyph is a side view of the pharaoh seated, in opposing views, wearing the two separate crowns, the crown of the South, the hedjet, and the crown of the North (the Nile Delta), the deshret. The pavilion is composed of two side views of the naos hieroglyph.
The early Old Kingdom labels, for example Pharaoh Den, portrayed him in a side view in his naos. An example of the combined, opposed, view with the two crowns, is the lintel of Senusret II, 12th Dynasty, 19th century BCE. It shows the naos' curved roofs of each half of the pavilion hieroglyph.
A naophoros "temple-bearer" is a type of statue holding the naos symbol. An example is the Ramesside-era statue of Panehsy, overseer of the treasury.[1] The earliest examples of such statues date to the 18th Dynasty.[2]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naos (shrine).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chapel (hieroglyph).
- Gardiner's Sign List § O. Buildings, Parts of Building, etc.
- List of Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Jubilee Pavilion (hieroglyph)
References
[edit]- ^ Elizabeth Frood, John Baines, Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt, Society of Biblical Literature, 2007, ISBN 1-58983-210-8, p.166
- ^ Jacques Vandier, Manuel d'archéologie égyptienne, A. et J. Picard 1952, p.68