Český egyptologický ústav Vás zve na přednášku prof. Laurenta Coulona Recent Excavations in the Osiris chapels at Karnak.

Přednáška se uskuteční ve čtvrtek 21. 5. 2026, 17:00, Celetná 20, C 358

Abstrakt:

Since 2000, the mission Sanctuaires osiriens de Karnak has been excavating the three Osirian chapels located to the north of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, which were built during the 25th and 26th Dynasties on the initiative of the God’s wives of Amun. During the last seasons, work has focused on the most recent chapel, that dedicated to Osiris Wennefer (formerly known as “chapel of Osiris master of eternity”), where excavations have revealed a wealth of new information about its decorative programme and the evolution of the cult of Osiris from the New Kingdom to the end of the 1st millennium BC. The lecture will present an overview of the mission’s most recent discoveries.

Laurent Coulon (Collège de France / EPHE-PSL, Paris)

Laurent Coulon is Professor of Egyptology at the Collège de France and Associate Research Director at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. From 2019 to 2023, he served as the director of the French Institute of Oriental Archaelogy (IFAO). He is a specialist in Ancient Egyptian religion and has led projects in the fields of archaeology, epigraphy and digital humanities. Since 2000, he has been the director of the mission ‚Osirian Sanctuaries at Karnak‘. His areas of expertise also include Ancient Egyptian literature, rhetoric and court society.