The Writing of Gods

The Evolution of Divine Classifiers in the Old Kingdom

Racheli Shalomi-Hen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 198 Seiten

2006 | 1., Aufl.
Harrassowitz Verlag
978-3-447-05274-0 (ISBN)

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This book outlines the development of the divine classifiers in the Egyptian script system from the beginning of writing to the end of the Old Kingdom. The first part discusses the falcon on the standard and the ways in which ancient Egyptian writing system expressed the idea of divine kingship. The seated bearded man is the focus of the second part, in which the author follows the sign from its first appearance as a classifier of foreign peoples to its identification with the god Osiris. The third part is dedicated to divine markers and the structure of the divine category in the Pyramid Texts. This part surveys the special orthographic constraints of the Pyramid Texts, as well as the evolution of the female divine classifiers. Although the book concentrates on orthographic processes, it takes into account the broader religious context of the Old Kingdom. Hence, the relations between the sun-god Re and the king, as well as the special role of the Great God in the private inscriptions and the appearance of Osiris as a foreigner are also discussed.

Reihe/Serie	Classification and Categorization in Ancient Egypt ; 4
Reihe/Serie	Göttinger Orientforschungen, IV. Reihe: Ägypten ; 38
Zusatzinfo	31 Abb.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Einbandart	Paperback
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
Schlagworte	Ägypten /Hieroglyphen • Ägypten /Religion • Ägyptologie • Hieroglyphen
ISBN-10	3-447-05274-0 / 3447052740
ISBN-13	978-3-447-05274-0 / 9783447052740
Zustand	Neuware