[PREORDER]The Crossword Hymn of Paser: Three Praises in Honor of Mut (PB)

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PREORDER ONLY – BOOK TO BE RELEASED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

PAPERBACK VERSION – 80 pages – ISBN 978-1-300-17650-3
Price $19.99

Three thousand years ago, the Egyptian priest Paser wrote a beautiful collection of hymns to his goddess, Mut of Thebes. His words, carved in elegant hieroglyphs on a stone stela set up in her temple, were arranged in a grid that can be read in three directions as three separate hymns. The Crossword Hymn of Paser provides a new English translation of this rarely-read text. It updates previous attempts dating back decades and also contains the first-known attempt to translate this stela in the “third way” described in its introduction.

Dr. Tamara L. Siuda has studied Egypt’s history and culture for more than 25 years and holds advanced degrees in Egyptology, Coptology, and religion. Siuda is the author of numerous books and articles for academic and general audiences, including The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities (2024), and teaches and lectures to academic and general audiences.