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Lunden, Geirr Kristian Homme 2019

Conceptualizing the Early Dynastic Tomb: Creation and Utilization of Private Mortuary Space

Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)

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The ancestors and conceptions of the afterlife have always been one of the most prevalent topics of research within Egyptology. From the ‘scenes of daily life’ in the tombs of the Old Kingdom to...Show moreThe ancestors and conceptions of the afterlife have always been one of the most prevalent topics of research within Egyptology. From the ‘scenes of daily life’ in the tombs of the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom books of the afterlife, a variety in interpretation is not lacking. It is perhaps due to this wealth of later evidence that the Early Dynastic period (c. 3000 – 2613 BCE) remains somewhat of a ‘Dark Age’ in the history of ancient Egypt. This dissertation explores the Early Dynastic attitude towards the tomb, the ancestors, and the afterlife by a holistic examination of the parts of the Early Dynastic tombs that were accessible after the interment of the tomb owner: the tomb superstructure and enclosure space. The corpus of the thesis consists of published superstructures from the Memphite area, that being the capital of Egypt at the time and most densely populated. The spaces are examined in a heuristic manner in Chapter One, with little initial reliance of previous identification and theory. Chapter Two features an examination of the material through the lenses of modern theories and methodologies. Included here are landscape biographies, the structure of the authority of things, human-thing entanglement, ancestor identity, and the ontological turn. The final chapter sees the reintegration of the material into a wider Egyptological framework. The resulting thesis has suggested that little to no uniformity can be seen in regards to post-mortem existence other than the social importance of the individual, and a subsequent wish for acknowledgement and offerings.Show less

Archidona Ramirez, Juanjo 2016

De iconografische ontwikkeling van de Twee Meesteressen titel

Bachelor thesis | Oude culturen van de mediterrane wereld (Bachelor)

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De iconografische ontwikkeling van de Twee Meesteressen titel Bij de koningen uit de vroegdynastische periode en het Oude Rijk

Smith, Mathijs 2016

Priests, Plaits and Panther-skins: A study into the iconographic differences in two-dimensional images of the First priest of Amun, First priest of Ptah, Sem and Iwnmutef in the eighteenth dynasty

Bachelor thesis | Oude culturen van de mediterrane wereld (Bachelor)

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This thesis sets out to discuss priestly dress by comparing and discussing the modes of dress of the First/ high priest of Amun, the First/high priest of Ptah, Sem and Iwnmutef in two-dimensional...Show moreThis thesis sets out to discuss priestly dress by comparing and discussing the modes of dress of the First/ high priest of Amun, the First/high priest of Ptah, Sem and Iwnmutef in two-dimensional representations in the eighteenth dynasty.Show less

Delpeut, Lonneke 2015

Het paard in Egypte: een teken van status of een statussymbool?

Bachelor thesis | Oude culturen van de mediterrane wereld (Bachelor)

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In hoeverre is de tweedimensionale afbeelding van het paard te beschouwen als statussymbool in de Thebaanse privégraven van de 18e dynastie in het Oude Egypte?