H. J. Polotsky

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In memory of Prof. Irene Shirun-Grumach (1937-2021)

Irene Grumach-Shirun was a corner-stone in the Jerusalem school of Egyptology throughout the last two decades of the twentieth century. Together with Sarah Groll and Miriam Lichtheim she educated generations of future Egyptologists and other curious students from various departments in Jerusalem in the areas of Egyptian religion, literature, and art.

To a department with a strong linguistic and philological inclination, she added her deep understanding and intimate knowledge of Egyptian religion and culture. This was indispensable for those of us fortununate enough to study in her classrooms. Her lectures opened a portal for young scholars in Jerusalem into German Egyptological traditions and scholarship. Her writings on Maat and Koenigsnovelle are classics.

The book she edited, Jerusalem Studies in Egyptology (1998), mirrors the Jerusalem School's wide-ranging cooperation with many Egyptologists worldwide. It includes excellent articles by (then) students and faculty, many of which are of utmost relevence still today.

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