7. Symposium zur Königsideologie / 7th Symposium on Egyptian Royal Ideology: Royal versus Divine Authority

Acquisition, Legitimization and Renewal of Power. Prague, June 26–28, 2013

Filip Coppens, Jiří Janák, Hana Vymazalová

• Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9783447194006
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Egyptian Ancient History
• Index: History

As royal ideology constitutes one of the key topics that had an enormous impact on all aspects of ancient Egyptian culture, it is not surprising that in the series of conferences Tagung zur Königsideologie meetings have regularly been organized since 1995 to bring together scholars working on various aspects of this topic. This volume of the book series Königtum, Staat und Gesellschaft früher Hochkulturen contains the proceedings of the seventh international conference dedicated to royal ideology in Egypt, which was hosted by the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague in June 2013. The main theme of the meeting revolved around the topic of royal versus divine authority with a focus on the acquisition, legitimization and renewal of power. The 14 papers focus on different aspects of the given theme, discussing the characteristics, interactions and developments of royal and divine authority in Egypt throughout all periods of ancient Egyptian history, ranging from the early Old Kingdom to the era of Roman dominance. The articles present, analyze and interpret evidence expressed in art, architecture, language, ritual, funerary and other practices, with a spotlight on relations, interactions and exchanges between the divine and royal spheres.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Body
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Jana Mynářová: Who’s the King? An Image of the Egyptian King According to Non-Egyptian Evidence
• Miroslav Bárta and Veronika Dulíková: Divine and Terrestrial: Power Rhetorics in Ancient Egypt (The Case of Nyuserra)
• Horst Beinlich: Die Erneuerung der königlichen/göttlichen Macht und das Lebenshaus von Ra-sehet (Fayum)
• Julia Budka: The Egyptian “Re-conquest of Nubia” in the New Kingdom – Some Thoughts on the Legitimization of Pharaonic Power in the South
• Filip Coppens and Jiří Janák: The Ogdoad and Divine Kingship in Dendara
• Florence Dunn Friedman: The Cultic Relationship of the Menkaure Triads to the Small Step Pyramids
• Andrea Gnirs: Royal Power in Times of Disaster
• Katja Goebs: “Receive the Henu – that You May Shine forth in it like Akhty”. Feathers, Horns and the Cosmic Symbolism of Egyptian Composite Crowns
• Claus Jurman: Legitimisation through Innovative Tradition – Perspectives on the Use of Old Models in Royal and Private Monuments during the Third Intermediate Period
• Mark Lehner: The Monument and the Formerly So-called Valley Temple of Khentkawes I: Four Observations
• Mohamed Megahed and Hana Vymazalová: The South-Saqqara Circumcision Scene: a Fragment of an Old Kingdom Birth-legend?
• Massimiliano Nuzzolo: Royal Authority, Divine Legitimization. Topography as an Element of Acquisition, Confi rmation and Renewal of Power in the Fifth Dynasty
• Anthony Spalinger: Feast Calendars, Royalty, and Economics: A Trio of Unwilling Associates
• Miroslav Verner: Sanctuary Meret and the Royal Cult
• Anthony Spalinger: Concepts of Kingship: The Golden Horus Name
• Indices