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The Oracle of the Potter is a Hellenistic Egyptian prophetic text, originally written in Demotic Egyptian in the 3rd century BC. However, there are only five remaining Greek manuscript copies of the document on papyrus (parts of two manuscripts were rewritten, likely in the 2nd century BC following the failed rebellion of Harsiesis in 132–130 BC) dated to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD during the Roman rule of Egypt. A potter is the prophet and protagonist of the story, an allusion to Khnum, the "Lord of the potter's wheel" who fashioned the world in Egyptian mythology.The text was composed as anti-Ptolemaic propaganda: the potter tells the king Amenophis/Amenhotep, who writes everything down and reveals it to all men, of the future chaos and destruction that will follow the unfair, foreign r

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  • The Oracle of the Potter is a Hellenistic Egyptian prophetic text, originally written in Demotic Egyptian in the 3rd century BC. However, there are only five remaining Greek manuscript copies of the document on papyrus (parts of two manuscripts were rewritten, likely in the 2nd century BC following the failed rebellion of Harsiesis in 132–130 BC) dated to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD during the Roman rule of Egypt. A potter is the prophet and protagonist of the story, an allusion to Khnum, the "Lord of the potter's wheel" who fashioned the world in Egyptian mythology.The text was composed as anti-Ptolemaic propaganda: the potter tells the king Amenophis/Amenhotep, who writes everything down and reveals it to all men, of the future chaos and destruction that will follow the unfair, foreign rule of the Typhon/Set-worshipping "beltwearers" (Greeks) whose city (Alexandria) will be deserted when they kill each other in the troubled times. Hephaestus/Ptah will return to Memphis along with Agathos Daimon/Shai (the patron god of Alexandria) who will abandon the beltwearers' city. The story is comparable in style, tone, and subject matter to prophetic texts of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, such as the Prophecy of Neferti. (en)
  • Oráculo do Oleiro é um texto profético egípcio helenístico, escrito originalmente em egípcio demótico no século III a.C.. No entanto, há apenas cinco cópias restantes do manuscrito grego do documento em papiro (partes de dois manuscritos foram reescritos, provavelmente no século II a.C. após a rebelião fracassada de Harsiesis em 132-130 a.C.) datado do século II ou III d.C. durante o domínio romano do Egito. Um oleiro é o profeta e protagonista da história, uma alusão a Quenúbis, o "Senhor da roda de oleiro" que moldou o mundo na mitologia egípcia. O texto foi composto como propaganda anti-ptolemaica: o oleiro diz ao rei Amenófis, que escreve tudo e revela a todos os homens o futuro caos e destruição que seguirá o governo injusto e estrangeiro dos "portadores de cinturão" (gregos) que adoram Tifão/Seti, cuja cidade (Alexandria) ficará deserta quando se matarem nos tempos difíceis. Hefesto/Ptah retornará a Mênfis junto com o /Shai (o deus padroeiro de Alexandria) que abandonará a cidade dos portadores de cinturão. A história é comparável em estilo, tom e assunto aos textos proféticos do Império Médio do Egito, como a Profecia de Neferti. (pt)
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  • The Oracle of the Potter is a Hellenistic Egyptian prophetic text, originally written in Demotic Egyptian in the 3rd century BC. However, there are only five remaining Greek manuscript copies of the document on papyrus (parts of two manuscripts were rewritten, likely in the 2nd century BC following the failed rebellion of Harsiesis in 132–130 BC) dated to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD during the Roman rule of Egypt. A potter is the prophet and protagonist of the story, an allusion to Khnum, the "Lord of the potter's wheel" who fashioned the world in Egyptian mythology.The text was composed as anti-Ptolemaic propaganda: the potter tells the king Amenophis/Amenhotep, who writes everything down and reveals it to all men, of the future chaos and destruction that will follow the unfair, foreign r (en)
  • Oráculo do Oleiro é um texto profético egípcio helenístico, escrito originalmente em egípcio demótico no século III a.C.. No entanto, há apenas cinco cópias restantes do manuscrito grego do documento em papiro (partes de dois manuscritos foram reescritos, provavelmente no século II a.C. após a rebelião fracassada de Harsiesis em 132-130 a.C.) datado do século II ou III d.C. durante o domínio romano do Egito. Um oleiro é o profeta e protagonista da história, uma alusão a Quenúbis, o "Senhor da roda de oleiro" que moldou o mundo na mitologia egípcia. (pt)
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