Religion in Ancient Egypt

Religion in Ancient Egypt

Author: John Baines

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780801497865

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Lectures given at a symposium held in 1987, sponsored by Fordham University.


Egyptian Non-Royal Epithets in the Middle Kingdom

Egyptian Non-Royal Epithets in the Middle Kingdom

Author: Denise M Doxey

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-08-14

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 9004676724

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This analysis shows how the Egyptian non-royal epithets from the Middle Kingdom (c. 2040-1640 BCE) provide new insight into the ways in which biographical self-presentation reflects religious and social attitudes and the changing relationship between elite officials and the king.


The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

Author: Wolfram Grajetzki

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-05-16

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1350455555

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For the ancient Egyptians, the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1700 BC) was a classical period of art, history and literature. The Twelfth Dynasty was one of the strongest ever to rule on the banks of the Nile: some of its kings were later worshipped as local gods, and were made famous by classical Greek authors. Yet Egyptologists tend not to look beyond the extraordinary royal sculpture and literary masterpieces of the time. Although the picture is fragmentary, as with any archaeological record, the last two hundred years of exploration and excavation have revealed much of the splendour of the period. This book examines the evidence for the culture, history and society of both central and provincial Egypt at the time, revealing the wealth of the entire country. In this second edition, Wolfram Grajetzki incorporates recent discoveries, discussions and publications which have emerged over the intervening fifteen years, including new excavation reports for the mastabas at Lisht and excavations at Abydos. Too often overshadowed by the better-preserved architecture of other periods, Middle Kingdom Egypt emerges for the reader as a fascinating age in its own right.


Hieroglyphic Egyptian

Hieroglyphic Egyptian

Author: Daniel L. Selden

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2013-02-05

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0520275462

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This book offers a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to one of the oldest known recorded languages—Hieroglyphic Egyptian. Unlike other approaches, it is geared toward learning to read one of the masterpieces of Middle Egyptian literature, the story “Shipwrecked Sailor,” written around 2200 bce. The text’s eighteen lessons–organized around such topics as the body, flora, fauna, titles, administration, religion, sexuality, and warfare—cover all the basic grammar and syntax of Middle Egyptian. The book includes exercises for each chapter, sign lists, Egyptian/English and English/Egyptian dictionaries defining all the words and phrases used in the lessons, and a new edition of the tale “Shipwrecked Sailor” with facing commentary. Although the overall approach is literary, Hieroglyphic Egyptian can also be used as an introduction to reading other material, such as biographical inscriptions, religious texts, historical annals, and mathematical or medical papyri. The text is suitable for classroom use, as well as for those who want to learn independently.


Asiatics in Middle Kingdom Egypt

Asiatics in Middle Kingdom Egypt

Author: Phyllis Saretta

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-01-28

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1472502140

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The ancient Egyptians had very definite views about their neighbours, some positive, some negative. As one would expect, Egyptian perceptions of 'the other' were subject to change over time, especially in response to changing political, social and economic conditions. Thus, as Asiatics became a more familiar part of everyday life in Egypt, and their skills and goods became increasingly important, depictions of them took on more favourable aspects. The investigation by necessity involves a multi-disciplined approach which seeks to combine and synthesize data from a wider variety of sources than drawn upon in earlier studies. By the same token, the book addresses the interests of, and has appeal to, a broad spectrum of scholars and general readers.


Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht

Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht

Author: Dieter Arnold

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0300123442

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This volume documents twenty-six monumental tombs of the ancient Egyptian Twelfth Dynasty that were excavated by the Metropolitan Museum Egyptian Expedition from 1906 to 1934 and 1984 to 1991. Focusing on the study and reconstruction of the architecture of the tombs, the book also publishes remains of reliefs and inscriptions that decorated the walls. The author demonstrates the astonishing variety of Middle Kingdom funeral architecture. Whereas some of the Lisht structures relate closely to Old Kingdom mastabas, there is also a new group of freestanding chapels that are derived from contemporary deity temples and foreshadow the temple-tombs of later periods in Egyptian history. Also included is an appendix by James P. Allen on the biographical inscription in one of the tombs


Ancient Egyptian Administration

Ancient Egyptian Administration

Author: Juan Carlos Moreno García

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 1111

ISBN-13: 9004250085

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Ancient Egyptian Administration provides the first comprehensive overview of the structure, organization and evolution of the pharaonic administration from its origins to the end of the Late Period. The book not only focuses on bureaucracy, departments, and official practices but also on more informal issues like patronage, the limits in the actual exercise of authority, and the competing interests between institutions and factions within the ruling elite. Furthermore, general chapters devoted to the best-documented periods in Egyptian history are supplemented by more detailed ones dealing with specific archives, regions, and administrative problems. The volume thus produced by an international team of leading scholars will be an indispensable, up-to-date, tool of research covering a much-neglected aspect of pharaonic civilization.


Middle Kingdom Palace Culture and Its Echoes in the Provinces

Middle Kingdom Palace Culture and Its Echoes in the Provinces

Author: Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-01-25

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 9004442820

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The chapters of Middle Kingdom Palace Culture and Its Echoes in the Provinces discuss the degree of influence that provincial developments played in reshaping the Egyptian state and culture during the Middle Kingdom. Contributors to the volume are Egyptologists from around the world who have developed their research following a conference held at the University of Jaén in Spain.


Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 19 (2016)

Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 19 (2016)

Author: Daniel C. Peterson

Publisher: The Interpreter Foundation

Published: 2016-06-25

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 1534649220

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This is volume 19 of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published by The Interpreter Foundation. It contains articles on a variety of topics including: "On Being a Tool," "Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and the American Renaissance: An Update," "Science and Mormonism," "Latter-day Saint Youths’ Construction of Sacred Texts," "Telling the Story of the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon," "'My People Are Willing': The Mention of Aminadab in the Narrative Context of Helaman 5-6," "'See That Ye Are Not Lifted Up': The Name Zoram and Its Paronomastic Pejoration," "Why Did You Choose Me?", "Nice Try, But No Cigar: A Response to Three Patheos Posts on Nahom (1 Nephi 16:34)," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Map: Part 1 of 2," "Mormonism at Oxford and What It Signifies," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Map: Part 2 of 2," "Mormonism and the Scientific Persistence of Circles: Aristotle, Spacetime, and One Eternal Round," "Alma — Young Man, Hidden Prophet," "'From the Sea East Even to the Sea West': Thoughts on a Proposed Book of Mormon Chiasm Describing Geography in Alma 22:27," "Shulem, One of the King’s Principal Waiters," and "Conversations with Mormon Historians."