Oseodion Aburime | |
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Born | 15 May 1970 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
Occupation | Author, Translator |
Nationality | Nigerian American |
Genres | Divine literature, Calligraphy |
Subjects | Comparative literature |
Notable award(s) | Royal Fellow, Esan Literature 1993, Distinguished Royal Fellow, Esan Literature 1997 |
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Oseodion Aburime (born 15 May 1970) is a Nigerian / American writer, translator, and lexicographer. His research interests include the chromatographic writings of Esan (Esan people), Chinese Hanzi, Japanese Kanji, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. His works include the Esan Translation of the Dhammapada, Chinese Transliterations of the Dhammapada -- with Commentaries in English, Esan Translation of the Bhagavad Gita, the Holy Bible Preview, Esan Translation of the Holy Quran, Arabic Transliteration of the Holy Quran, Esan Translation of the Works of Confucius, and the Esan Kanji Dictionary.
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The Discovery of the Source of Paper ---- the First and Oldest known Bearer :
Evidence
'Along with medicine, he was also a patron of architects, knowledge and scribes. James Henry Breasted says of Imhotep:
"In priestly wisdom, in magic, in the formulation of wise proverbs; in medicine and architecture; this remarkable figure of Zoser's reign left so notable a reputation that his name was never forgotten. He was the patron spirit of the later scribes, to whom they regularly poured out a libation from the water-jug of their writing outfit before beginning their work." '
'Imhotep extracted medicine from plants.'
'Imhotep was portrayed as a priest with a shaven head, seated and holding a papyrus roll. Occasionally he was shown clothed in the archaic costume of a priest.'
'Of the details of his life, very little has survived though numerous statues and statuettes of him have been found. Some show him as an ordinary man who is dressed in plain attire. Others show him as a sage who is seated on a chair with a roll of papyrus on his knees or under his arm. Later, his statuettes show him with a god like beard, standing, and carrying the ankh and a scepter.'
'He is represented seated with a papyrus scroll across his knees, wearing a skullcap and a long linen kilt. We can interpret the papyrus as suggesting the sources of knowledge kept by scribes in the "House of Life". The headgear identifies Imhotep with Ptah, and his priestly linen garment symbolizes his religious purity.'