简介:BesidesmoreorlessnumerousEteo-Cretaninscriptionsofuncertainlinguisticvalue,twoshorttextsofspellsagainstillnessesconnectedwithCreteandoneormorepre-GreekCretanlanguages(butnotnecessarilywithEteo-Cretanproper)arepreservedintheEgyptianmedicalsources.Thesetextsincludingnon-Egyptian,presumablyCretan,passagesareasfollows:(1)IncantationforanAsiaticillnessconsistingofwhat[inhabitantsof]k-f-ti-w(Crete)sayforit:s3-n-ti-k3-pw-py-w3-y-i-y-m~c-n-ti-r3-k3-k3-r3.Thisformulaispronouncedovertheliquidg3,thedrink~cw3yt,urine,theliquidbt.Apply.
简介:AnAmericanhistorianreferstotheKazakherdsmenwholeadanomadiclifeinthemountains,valleysandgobiinTianshanandAltayas"thelastnomads"inChina.Duringrecentyears,ItraveledmanytimestotheKazakregioninnorthernXinjiangtocarryoutfieldresearch.EachtimeIacquiredabetterunderstandingofthenomadiclifeoftheKazakpeoplethere.
简介:Accordingtotherelevanthistoricaldocuments,GuruChosdbangisacontroversialfigure.HeisconsideredoneofthefiveprominentgTer-ston(treasurediscoverers)inseveralchroniclesofNyingmatradition,however,BustonRinchengrubclaimsinhiscommentsonmantrapracticeinTibetthatGuruChosdbangofferedpervertedteachingsandfabricatedfalsetreasures.Thisisatopicofextremeinterestingtomanyresearchers,andthereareseveralofworksofEnglishscholarshipincludingJanetGyatso'sworkonGuruChosdbang'sautobiographyanalyzingitsnarrativemethods.Thereisstillmoreremainingtofigureout.