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Author : Geoffrey Thorndike Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book The Hidden Tombs of Memphis written by Geoffrey Thorndike Martin and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Orly Goldwasser
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447045902
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (459 download)
Download or read book Prophets, Lovers and Giraffes written by Orly Goldwasser and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2002 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book's central proposition is that the prominent feature of the hiero-glyphic script which Egyptologists call "determinatives" makes up an elabo-rate system of classifiers. All items of the lexicon take motivated pictorial classifiers. By this device, the script reflects the map of knowledgeorganization of ancient Egyptian culture. The book aims to reveal the principles and constraints governing the codification of the ancient Egyptian universe in this system. There is, to date, no comprehensive study, either in Egyptology or in cognitive linguistics, of the hieroglyphic classifiers as a structured system. The present work attempts to fill the existing hiatus by bridging the disciplines of Egyptology and cognitive studies, using the tools of the latter to elucidate the former and thus perhaps arrive at new perspectives on both. From the Egyptological angle, the book deals with the ancient Egyptians' nomenclature for "items in the world" and the relationship between lexicon and the knowledge organization. However, the events occurring in the picture-script render cognitive processes visible to our inspection hundreds of years before they have ripened into the Egyptian language. This "visibility" bears directly on a number of crucial questions in cognitive linguistics and ethnobiology. The book also includes an introduction to the hieroglyphic script.
Author : Geoffrey T. Martin
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500276662
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Hidden Tombs of Memphis written by Geoffrey T. Martin and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Hidden Tombs of Memphis' is Professor Martin's first-hand account of his discovery of the tomb of Maya, Tutankhamun's treasurer. Exploration of his tomb, and those of other important officials in the necropolis, has opened a new chapter in our understanding of Egyptian society more than 3,000 years ago.
Author : John D. Wineland
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1556350457
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (563 download)
Download or read book The Light of Discovery written by John D. Wineland and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Light of Discovery' is a Festschrift honoring Dr. Edwin Yamauchi and it focuses on the Mediterranean world. The collection is ambitious in terms of time (from ancient Egypt to Late Antiquity) and wide-ranging in topic (from astrology and Gnosticism to the Van Kampen Collection of manuscripts in Orlando).
Author : Nico Staring
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004467149
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom written by Nico Staring and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive monographic treatment of the New Kingdom (1539–1078 BCE) necropolis at Saqqara, the burial ground of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, and addresses questions fundamental to understanding the site’s development through time. For example, why were certain areas of the necropolis selected for burial in certain time periods; what were the tombs’ spatial relations to contemporaneous and older monuments; and what effect did earlier structures have on the positioning of tombs and structuring of the necropolis in later times? This study adopts landscape biography as a conceptual tool to study the long-time interaction between people and landscapes.
Author : Steven Snape
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444393731
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Tombs written by Steven Snape and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians' belief in the afterlife. Investigates the roles of tombs in the development of funerary practices Draws on a range of data, including architecture, artifacts and texts Discusses tombs within the context of everyday life in Ancient Egypt Stresses the importance of the tomb as an eternal expression of the self
Author : Ľubica Hudáková
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004395822
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book The Representations of Women in the Middle Kingdom Tombs of Officials written by Ľubica Hudáková and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Representations of Women in the Middle Kingdom Tombs of Officials Lubica Hudáková offers an in-depth analysis of female iconography in the decorative programme of Middle Kingdom non-royal tombs, highlighting changes and innovations in comparison to the Old Kingdom. Previously considered too uniform, the study represents the first systematic investigation of two-dimensional images of women and reveals their variability in space and time. Hudáková examines the roles appointed to women by analyzing how they are depicted in a variety of contexts. Taking into account their postures, gestures, garments, hairstyles, size of the body, age as well as attributes and tools used by them, along with the scene orientation, she traces diachronic and diatopic developments and regional traditions in the Middle Kingdom tomb decoration"--
Author : zahi hawass
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774246746
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: Archaeology written by zahi hawass and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive three-volume set marks the publication of the proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists, held in Cairo in 2000, the largest Congress since the inaugural meeting in 1979. Organized thematically to reflect the breadth and depth of the material presented at this event, these papers provide a survey of current Egyptological research at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The proceedings include the eight Millennium Debates led by esteemed Egyptologists, addressing key issues in the field, as well as nearly every paper presented at the Congress. The 275 papers cover the whole spectrum of Egyptological research. Grouped under the themes of archaeology, history, religion, language, conservation, and museology, and written in English, French, and German, these contributions together form the most comprehensive picture of Egyptology today.
Author : Mark D. Janzen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040252508
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The Iconography of Humiliation in New Kingdom Egypt written by Mark D. Janzen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-26 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyzes the iconography of bound foreigners on New Kingdom monuments and artifacts to better understand Egyptian perspectives on foreigners and their treatment of prisoners of war. Depictions of foreign captives in humiliating or torturous poses are ubiquitous in Egyptian iconography and reflect the celebratory nature of royal ideology, in this case by degrading enemies. Egyptologists have scrutinized these scenes for details regarding various military matters, but existing scholarly literature offers few studies focused on enemy captives and the sheer physical brutality of the depictions of their bindings. Janzen examines the bound foreigner motif in New Kingdom sources, demonstrating that these prisoners of war played vital roles in Egyptian ideology and religion. Their depictions in bizarre or torturous poses served to reinforce ideological underpinnings of pharaoh’s right to rule, perpetually ritualizing their defeat and/or punishment through the presence of this iconography on ceremonial objects used primarily by the king and on temple walls and monuments. The subjugation of foreigners also constituted an important economic function, as incorporating prisoners of war into the Egyptian workforce was crucial for economic prosperity and growth in New Kingdom Egypt. The volume also explores cross-cultural and anthropological parallels, placing Egyptian treatment of foreign prisoners in its ancient context. The book provides a fascinating study of the subject suitable for scholars and students of Egyptology and ancient history, particularly that of New Kingdom Egypt, as well as those working on power, warfare, and violence in the ancient world more broadly.
Author : Walter Gauß
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784913243
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)
Download or read book Our Cups Are Full: Pottery and Society in the Aegean Bronze Age. Papers Presented to Jeremy B. Rutter on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday written by Walter Gauß and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 38 papers on Aegean Bronze Age pottery in honour of Jeremy Rutter. They range from specific site reports, to technical reports, and issues of chronology, to analysis of the social and religious functions of particular vessel types, and studies of trade and cultural contacts.
Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771634
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Lives of the Ancient Egyptians: Pharaohs, Queens, Courtiers and Commoners written by Toby Wilkinson and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2007-11-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 biographies reveal the true character and diversity of the ancient world's greatest civilization The biographies included here give voice not only to ancient Egypt's rulers but also to the people who built the great monuments, staffed government offices, farmed, served in the temples, and fought to defend the country's borders. Spanning thousands of years of ancient Egyptian history, the book offers a fresh perspective on an always fascinating civilization through the lives of: The god-kings, from great rulers like Khufu and Ramesses II to less famous monarchs such as Amenemhat I and Osorkon Egypt's queens: the powerful Tiye, the beautiful Nefertiti, Tutankhamun's tragic child-bride Ankhesenamun, and the infamous Cleopatra The officials who served the pharaoh: the architect Imhotep who designed the first pyramid, the court dwarf Perniankhu, and the royal sculptor Bak Ordinary women who are often overlooked in official accounts: Hemira, a humble priestess from a provincial Delta town, and Naunakht, whose will reveals the trials and tribulations of family life Commoners and foreigners such as the irascible farmer Hekanakht, the serial criminal Paneb, and Urhiya, the mercenary who rose to the rank of general in the Egyptian army. Profusely illustrated with works of art and scenes of daily life, Lives of the Ancient Egyptians offers remarkable insights into the history and culture of the Nile Valley and very personal glimpses of a vanished world.
Author : Colin A. Hope
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803274328
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Australasian Egyptology Conference 4 written by Colin A. Hope and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-01-19 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from the Fourth Australasian Egyptology Conference held at Monash University in 2016 and dedicated to Gillian E. Bowen who retired from Monash that year. The contributions include several on Egypt’s Western Desert where Monash has been engaged in fieldwork for many years in the the Dakhleh Oasis.
Author : Catherine J. Frieman
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1785700197
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Flint Daggers in Prehistoric Europe written by Catherine J. Frieman and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century flint daggers have been among the most closely studied and most heavily published later prehistoric lithic tools. It is well established that they are found across Europe and beyond, and that many were widely circulated over many generations. Yet, few researchers have attempted to discuss the entirety of the flint dagger phenomenon. The present volume brings together papers that address questions of the regional variability and socio-technical complexity of flint daggers and their production. It focuses on the typology, chronology, technology, functionality and meaning of flint and other lithic daggers produced primarily in Europe, but also in the Eastern Mediterranean and East Asia, in prehistory. The 14 papers by leading researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the state of knowledge concerning various flint dagger corpora as well as potential avenues for the development of a research agenda across national, regional and disciplinary boundaries. The volume originates from a session held at the 2011 meeting of the European Association of Archaeology but includes additional commissioned contributions.
Author : Joann Fletcher
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1444780549
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (447 download)
Download or read book The Search For Nefertiti written by Joann Fletcher and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joann Fletcher, presenter of BBC2's 'Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings' has written an enthralling account of Nefertiti, one of Egypt's most compelling and mysterious figures. Wife of the controversial pharaoh Akhenaten, she lived through perhaps the most tumultuous period in the country's long history. The so-called Amarna Period has long held a fascination - not just for the enormous changes it brought to the religion, art and administration of Egypt, but for the many mysteries which surround it. Mysteries, that is, until now. Leading Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher has taken a fresh eye to the evidence and arrived at one of the most dramatic discoveries in recent times. Working with a team of leading experts, she has identified a long-forgotten mummy as the body of a female pharaoh of the Amarna Period, whom she believes is Nefertiti herself. Lying for over three thousand years in an unused side chamber of Tomb KV.35 in the Valley of the Kings, it tells a story which will forever change the way in which we view Nefertiti - and indeed women throughout Egyptian history. Now at last we see the full significance of her role as co-regent and later Pharaoh of Egypt, as well as understanding the astonishing luxury and decadence of her life in Amarna - a life she led as the country around her began to disintegrate.
Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300271867
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Ramesses the Great written by Toby Wilkinson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat—the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded history. He outbuilt every other Egyptian pharaoh, leaving behind the temples of Abu Simbel; the great hypostyle hall of Karnak; the tomb for his wife Nefertari; and his own memorial, the Ramesseum. His reputation eclipsed that of all other pharaohs as well: he was decried in the Bible as a despot, famed in literature as Ozymandias, and lauded by early antiquarians as the Younger Memnon. His rule coincided with the peak of ancient Egypt’s power and prosperity, the New Kingdom (1539–1069 B.C.). In this authoritative biography, Toby Wilkinson considers Ramesses’ preoccupations and preferences, uncovering the methods and motivations of a megalomaniac ruler, with lessons for our own time.
Author : Alan B. Lloyd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444320068
Total Pages : 1352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book A Companion to Ancient Egypt, 2 Volume Set written by Alan B. Lloyd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-06 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt?s ancient history and culture Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context
Author : Jean Claude Goyon
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789042917170
Total Pages : 1024 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Actes Du Neuvième Congrès International Des Égyptologues written by Jean Claude Goyon and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This massive 2 volume set contains 200 papers from the Congress, held in Grenoble, 6-12 Sept 2004. These papers cover the whole field of the present egyptological researches, from the Origins to the Graeco-roman period.
