Old Kingdom New Perspectives
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Old Kingdom New Perspectives
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Author : Nigel Strudwick
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Release Date : 2011
Old Kingdom New Perspectives written by Nigel Strudwick and has been published by Oxbow Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art, Egyptian categories.
Recent research on all aspects of the Old Kingdom in Egypt is presented in this volume, ranging through the Pyramid Texts, tomb architecture, ceramics, scene choice and layout, field reports, cemetery layout, tomb and temple statuary. The contributions also show how Egyptology is not stuck in its venerable traditions but that newer forms of technology are being used to great effect by Egyptologists. For example, two papers show how GIS technology can shed light on cemetery arrangement and how 3D scanners can be employed in the process of producing facsimile drawings of reliefs and inscriptions. The authors cover a wide range of sites and monuments. A large part of the work presented deals with material from the great cemeteries of Saqqara and Giza of the Old Kingdom capital city of Memphis but all the smaller sites are discussed. The book also includes a paper on the architecture of mastabas from the lesser-known site of Abu Roasch. The provinces are by no means overlooked, with articles on material from Deir el-Bersha, el-Sheikh Said and Akhmim. Between them, the authors discuss material from the milieu of the king right down to that which concerned the tomb workmen and those who supplied their basic needs, such as bakers, brewers and potters. Containing papers presented at a conference at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge in May 2009, this book continues a series of publications of the latest research presented at previous meetings in Paris, Berlin and Prague. Much new material is published here and the papers are fully illustrated, with over 200 photographs and drawings.
Towards A New History For The Egyptian Old Kingdom
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Author : Peter Der Manuelian
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Towards A New History For The Egyptian Old Kingdom written by Peter Der Manuelian and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with History categories.
These conference papers from a one-day international Egyptology symposium at Harvard University (April 26, 2012) consider questions of kingship, religion, art, economics, and old and new archaeological excavations at the Giza Pyramids and beyond (3rd millennium BCE).
The Archaeology Of Urbanism In Ancient Egypt
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Author : Nadine Moeller
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-04-18
The Archaeology Of Urbanism In Ancient Egypt written by Nadine Moeller and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with History categories.
This book presents the latest archaeological evidence that makes a case for Egypt as an early urban society. It traces the emergence of urban features during the Predynastic Period up to the disintegration of the powerful Middle Kingdom state (ca. 3500-1650 BC).
Descendants Of A Lesser God
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Author : Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano
language : en
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2023-10-10
Descendants Of A Lesser God written by Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano and has been published by American University in Cairo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-10 with History categories.
A new perspective on the dynamics of dynastic rule in the southernmost province of Egypt, from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom The First Upper Egyptian nome, with its capital, Elephantine, was important in ancient times, as it stood on the southern border between Egypt and the Nubian provinces above the First Cataract. Since 2008, Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano has led an archaeological mission at the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa, where Elephantine’s high officials are buried. In Descendants of a Lesser God, he draws on textual records and archaeological data, together with new evidence from his work at the tombs, to cast fresh historiographical light on the dynastic dynamics of these ruling elites. Jiménez-Serrano analyzes the origin of the local elites of Elephantine, and their role in trade and international relations with Nubia and neighboring regions, from the end of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom. He explores the development of these power groups, organized as they were in complex households, which in many ways emulated the functioning of the royal court. Delving deeply into the funerary world, he also highlights the relationship between social memory and political legitimacy through his examination of the mortuary cult of a late Old Kingdom governor of Elephantine, Heqaib, who was transformed into a local divinity and later claimed as the mythic ancestor of the ruling family of Elephantine. The history of ancient Egypt has traditionally been written from a court perspective. This new history of a strategically important region not only modifies existing perceptions of provincial life in the Middle Kingdom among the elites, but also introduces new evidence to support more complex and detailed reconstructions of the dynastic families in power.
New Perspectives On Ancient Warfare
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Author : Garrett Fagan
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-07-12
New Perspectives On Ancient Warfare written by Garrett Fagan and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-12 with History categories.
New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare explores the armies of antiquity from Assyria and Persia, to classical Greece and Rome. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange, and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare by land and sea.
The Egyptian World
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Author : Toby Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-09-18
The Egyptian World written by Toby Wilkinson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-18 with History categories.
Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries.Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters written by international experts. Each chapter gives an overvi
Community And Identity In Ancient Egypt
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Author : Deborah Vischak
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-27
Community And Identity In Ancient Egypt written by Deborah Vischak and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-27 with Architecture categories.
This book examines an elite Old Kingdom cemetery at the southern boundary of ancient Egypt, where the local community developed a unique visual expression of texts, images, and architecture in their tombs. Deborah Vischak argues that localized communities are an important source of identity in ancient Egypt.
Journey To The West
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Author : Miroslav Bárta
language : en
Publisher: Czech Institute of Egyptology Charles University
Release Date : 2011
Journey To The West written by Miroslav Bárta and has been published by Czech Institute of Egyptology Charles University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Archaeological monuments categories.
This book is intended as a commented summary of some of the major trends and most important features that can be encountered when analysing ancient Egyptian society of the Old Kingdom. We have to bear in mind that around 3000 BCE one of the first centralised states in our recorded history rose, and the Old Kingdom represents certainly one of its apogees. Moreover, there is hardly any comparable society that left behind such a wealth of archaeological and literary evidence, a welcome companion for our journey back in time. The goal for writing this book was to outline general trends in the history of the non-royal tomb development of the period. The reason is rather simple and straightforward: ancient Egyptians considered the tomb to be their afterlife residence for eternity. In the afterlife they replicated the life they experienced during the lifetime. Thus the tomb architecture, decoration, inscriptions and equipment paradoxically represent a major tool for our understanding of the everyday life of the ancient Egyptians and enable a better comprehension of the development and dynamics of the Old Kingdom. The book is divided into nine chapters covering, step by step, the development of the Egyptian tomb and society from the Predynastic Period to the end of the first six Egyptian dynasties, a lengthy period of time which covers the Early Dynastic and the Old Kingdom periods. These six chapters are accompanied by three additional chapters on religious aspects of the Old Kingdom society, its economy and environment.
Egypt In The Eastern Mediterranean During The Old Kingdom
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Author : Karin Sowada
language : en
Publisher: Saint-Paul
Release Date : 2009
Egypt In The Eastern Mediterranean During The Old Kingdom written by Karin Sowada and has been published by Saint-Paul this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
This study presents a revised view of Egyptian foreign relations in the eastern Mediterranean during the Old Kingdom (3rd-6th Dynasties) based on an extensive analysis of old and new archaeological data, and its relationship to the well-known textual sources. The material demonstrates that while Egypt's most important relationships were with Byblos and the Lebanese coast generally, it was an active participant in the geo-political and economic affairs of the Levant throughout much of the third millennium BCE. The archaeological data shows that the foundation of these relationships was established at the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period and essentially continued until the end of the 6th Dynasty with ebbs, flows and changes of geographical and political emphasis. It is argued that, despite the paucity of textual data, the 4th Dynasty represents the apogee of Egypt's engagement in the region, a time when the centralised state was at the height of its power and control of human and economic capital. More broadly, this study shows that Egyptian interaction in the eastern Mediterranean fits the pattern of state-to-state contact between ruling elites which was underpinned by official expeditions engaged in gift and commodity exchange, diplomatic endeavours and military incursions.
Ancient Egyptian Biographies
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Author : Elizabeth Frood
language : en
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Release Date : 2020-06-01
Ancient Egyptian Biographies written by Elizabeth Frood and has been published by Lockwood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with History categories.
(Auto-)biography is a genre of ancient Egyptian written discourse that was central to high culture from its earliest periods. Belonging to the nonroyal elites, these texts present aspects of individual lives and experience, sometimes as narratives of key events, sometimes as characterizations of personal qualities. Egyptian (auto-) biographies offer a unique opportunity to examine the ways in which individuals fashioned distinctive selves for display and the significance of the physical, religious, and social contexts they selected. The present volume brings together specialists from a range of relevant periods, approaches, and interests. The studies collected here examine Egyptian (auto-)biographies from a variety of complementary perspectives: (1) anthropological and contrastive perspectives; (2) the original Old Kingdom settings; (3) text format and language; (4) social dimensions; and (5) religious experience.