Description: A comprehensive examination of a Late Period hieratic papyrus in the Brooklyn Museum, a compilation of seventeen individual prophylactic texts whose anatomical focus is the ear. Many of the texts state that they are intended for the protection of the ears of a king named Psamtik, a historical figure who ruled Egypt in the seventh cen
Brief description: Paul F. O'Rourke is Research Associate of Egyptian Art at the Brooklyn Museum where he has worked since 1988. He is also Head of Language and Humanities at Pierrepont School in Westport, CT.