Louis Vico Zabkar
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Louis Vico Žabkar was an Egyptologist who published a number of academic works. Born in Dalmatia
, he received his Ph.D. in 1958 from the University of Chicago
. After teaching in the history department of Loyola University Chicago
he became Professor of Egyptology at Brandeis University
where he worked until his retirement in 1984. His interests covered Egyptian religion, Ptolemaic hieroglyphs and Nubiology
.
His 1968 book on the concept of the ba in Ancient Egypt was the first in depth study of the subject.
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, he received his Ph.D. in 1958 from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. After teaching in the history department of Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
he became Professor of Egyptology at Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
where he worked until his retirement in 1984. His interests covered Egyptian religion, Ptolemaic hieroglyphs and Nubiology
Nubiology
Nubiology is the designation given to the primarily archaeological science that specialises in the scientific study of Ancient Nubia and its antiquities. It is sometimes also applied to scientists who study other ancient lands and cultures south of Ancient Egypt. The term was coined by Kazimierz...
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His 1968 book on the concept of the ba in Ancient Egypt was the first in depth study of the subject.
Select bibliography
- Ausgrabungen von Khor-Dehmit bis Bet el-Wali" (1967, contributor)
- A Study of the Ba Concept in Ancient Egyptian Texts (1968)
- Studies in Honor of John A. Wilson (1969, contributor)
- Apedemak: Lion God of MeroeMeroëMeroë Meroitic: Medewi or Bedewi; Arabic: and Meruwi) is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah...
: A Study in Egyptian-Meroitic Syncretism (1975) - Hymns to Isis in her temple at Philae (1988)