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Social Aspects of Funerary Culture in the Egy[p]tian Old and Middle Kingdoms
Although Egyptian tombs and funerary texts have been intensively studied, attention has been focused on art historical aspects, archaeological documentation and theological content. Attention for the relationship between burial practices and society has been restricted. The symposium of which this volume presents the proceedings is an attempt to show the scientific potential of the sociology of burial. The underlying philosophy is that both archaeological and textual sources are ultimately reflections of one social reality. Therefore, the volume offers contributions by archaeologists and philologists, many of which frequently bridge the gap between the two disciplines. Bourriau studies the e...
Der Nil in Aswân
Ägypten ist das Land des Nils. Bei Aswân durchbricht der Fluss eine Felsbarriere aus Granit und bildet die Stromschnellen des Ersten Katarakts. Hier tritt der Nil in das Siedlungsgebiet Ägyptens ein. Sein jährlicher Flutzyklus – rund 8 m betrug die Differenz zwischen Niedrig- und Hochwasser – hatte enorme praktische Auswirkungen auf Verkehr und Transport in dieser Grenz- und Steinbruchregion, vor allem aber für die Wirtschaft des ganzen Landes. Das Alte Ägypten lokalisierte die Quellen der Nilflut in der spektakulären Felslandschaft des Ersten Katarakts, und in den Nilometern im Gebiet von Aswân wurde der Verlauf des lebensentscheidenen Naturphänomens seit ältester Zeit präzis...
The First Cataract of the Nile
In Ergänzung zu den jährlich erscheinenden "Mitteilungen" gibt die Abteilung Kairo des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts mit den "Sonderschriften" eine Monographienreihe heraus. Sie umfassen dasselbe inhaltliche Spektrum wie die "Mitteilungen" und erscheinen in loser Folge alle ein bis zwei Jahre. Der erste bei de Gruyter erscheinende Band der SDAIK ist Band 31: Daniel Polz, "Der Beginn des neuen Reiches. Zur Vorgeschichte einer Zeitenwende".
Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century
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.
Excavations at the Seila Pyramid and Fag el-Gamous Cemetery
In Excavations at the Seila Pyramid and Fag el-Gamous Cemetery, Kerry Muhlestein and team offer new information that will help shape thinking about the dawn of the pyramid age and life during cultural and religious change in Egypt’s Graeco-Roman Fayoum.
Narratives of Dependency
Given that strong asymmetrical dependencies have shaped human societies throughout history, this kind of social relation has also left its traces in many types of texts. Using written and oral narratives in attempts to reconstruct the history of asymmetrical dependency comes along with various methodological challenges, as the 15 articles in this interdisciplinary volume illustrate. They focus on a wide range of different (factual and fictional) text types, including inscriptions from Egyptian tombs, biblical stories, novels from antiquity, the Middle High German Rolandslied, Ottoman court records, captivity narratives, travelogues, the American gift book The Liberty Bell, and oral narratives by Caribbean Hindu women. Most of the texts discussed in this volume have so far received comparatively little attention in slavery and dependency studies. The volume thus also seeks to broaden the archive of texts that are deemed relevant in research on the histories of asymmetrical dependencies, bringing together perspectives from disciplines such as Egyptology, theology, literary studies, history, and anthropology
Ancient Egypt Transformed
The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a transformational period in ancient Egypt, during which older artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems were revived and reimagined. Ancient Egypt Transformed presents a comprehensive picture of the art of the Middle Kingdom, arguably the least known of Egypt’s three kingdoms and yet one that saw the creation of powerful, compelling works rendered with great subtlety and sensitivity. The book brings together nearly 300 diverse works— including sculpture, relief decoration, stelae, jewelry, coffins, funerary objects, and personal possessions from the world’s leading collections of Egyptian art. Essa...
