Head or foot, right or left: analyzing the positions of Isis and Nephthys on coffins and sarcophagi from the Old Kingdom (2663-2160 BC) through Ptolemaic-Roman periods (332BC-395 AD) [PDF]
, 2014 Isis and Nephthys, two iconic sister goddesses of ancient Egypt are well known for their presence in funerary scenes. In representations of the goddesses as a pair on coffins and sarcophagi dating from the Old Kingdom through the Ptolemaic-Roman Period ...
Camacho, Kenaya
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Ancient Egyptian religion [PDF]
, 1955 https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdissertations/2207/thumbnail ...
Fawzy, Halim
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Hero and Leander and Shakespeare’s Rival Poet Sonnets [PDF]
, 2023 In sonnet 86 Shakespeare claims to have been dumbstruck when his muse was appropriated by a rival poet: ‘But when your countenance filled up his line,/ Then lacked I matter.
Blamires, Adrian
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The Indigenous Origins of the Egyptian God-King [PDF]
, 1996 The question of the Egyptian God-King\u27s origin is not a matter of ethnicity, but rather one of culture. Is it indigenous and as such, an integral part of the rise of Egypt as a primary civilization?
Burnham, Deborah Jo
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Invisible religion in ancient Egypt: a study into the individual religiosity of non-royal and non-elite ancient Egyptians [PDF]
, 2017 The research presented in this thesis applies Thomas Luckmann’s theory of invisible religion to three aspects of ancient Egyptian culture (festivals, household and personal items, and communication with the dead and with gods).
Dewsbury, Laura May
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Ritual Marriage Alliances and Consolidation of Power in Middle Egypt during the Middle Kingdom [PDF]
, 2017 Middle Egypt is the most fertile region in the country and its provincial governors were the richest and most powerful. Intermarriages between members of neighbouring nomarchic families created a strong power base, resulting in most governors gradually ...
Kanawati, Naguib
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The Trickster and the Tricked: Agency versus Passivity in Egyptian Representations of the God Seth [PDF]
, 2018 This thesis will seek to explore some of the diverse roles played by the god Seth over the course of Pharaonic history. As one of the most complex figures in Egyptian religion and mythology, a diachronic analysis will show that Seth could be portrayed as
Olson, Tanya Mai
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The main elements of the Osiris legend with reference to Plutarch and certain folk-tales [PDF]
, 1955 The significance of the figure of Osiris cannot be overemphasized. Architectural remains witness to his importance in the past, and stories about him to the interest he has aroused throughout the Ages. Calris was a historical personage, a king who defied
Bakry, H. S. K.
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The Family of Pa-di-Amun-neb-nesut-tawy from Thebes (TT 414) Revisited [PDF]
The Family of Pa-di-Amun-neb-nesut-tawy from Thebes (TT 414) revisited provides fresh material about the identity of one of the key figures of the family that reused the Saite tomb of Ankh-Hor (TT 414) in the Asasif from the 4th century BCE onwards.
Budka, Julia
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Legless Birds : A Re-Examination of the Motivating Factors Behind Hieroglyphic Mutilation [PDF]
, 2014 It has often been assumed that the mutilation of animate hieroglyphic signs in ancient Egypt was meant to protect the deceased from harm in a tomb context.
Stanton, Ashley R
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