An Udjat-eye amulet discovered at Dibbā al-Bayah (Sultanate of Oman): Long-distance trade relations in the Late Pre-Islamic burial chamber of the LCG-2 tomb

IF 0.9 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Archaeological Research in Asia Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI:10.1016/j.ara.2024.100562

Giampiero Tursi , Francesco Genchi

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Abstract

The Udjat or “Eye of Horus” is universally known as one of the most powerful and popular Egyptian amulets. Its protective and regenerative properties made it an amulet that was widely used in funerary settings, but also worn by the living in daily life. The use of such amulets spread from Egypt to the whole of the Levant and, in later times, it also reached the Western Mediterranean and ancient Persia. Despite this widespread use, Udjat eye attestations in the Arabian Peninsula are extremely scarce, and have been limited so far to Saudi Arabia only. This paper discusses the first Udjat amulet discovered in the Sultanate of Oman, which was excavated in a Late Pre-Islamic tomb at Dibbā al-Bayah, whose funerary paraphernalia are as a whole outstanding in their variety and manufacture, testifying to the international nature of trades linked to the port of Dibbā.

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在 Dibbā al-Bayah（阿曼苏丹国）发现的乌贾特眼护身符：LCG-2 陵墓前伊斯兰晚期墓室中的远距离贸易关系

众所周知，Udjat 或 "荷鲁斯之眼 "是最强大、最受欢迎的埃及护身符之一。它的保护和再生特性使其成为一种护身符，被广泛用于丧葬场合，但也被活人佩戴在日常生活中。这种护身符的使用从埃及传播到整个黎凡特，后来还传到了西地中海和古波斯。尽管这种护身符被广泛使用，但阿拉伯半岛的 Udjat 眼睛证明却极为稀少，迄今为止仅局限于沙特阿拉伯。本文讨论了在阿曼苏丹国发现的第一件乌德贾特护身符，该护身符出土于 Dibbā al-Bayah 的一座前伊斯兰晚期古墓中，其随葬品的种类和制造工艺在整体上都非常出色，证明了与 Dibbā 港口相关的贸易的国际性。

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Archaeological Research in Asia ARCHAEOLOGY-

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