An Elusive Passage of the Earlier Funerary Literature in its Iconographic and Ritual Context
Pyr . 398c–399a, which describes the deceased king as seated “with his back to Geb”, is re-examined in relation to its co- and context within the Cannibal Spell, as well as being set against some hitherto overlooked iconographic and textual evidence from other sources. A new interpretation of the pa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2009, Volume: 136, Issue: 2, Pages: 126-129 |
| Further subjects: | B
Coronation
B Legitimation B Geb B Rituals B royal B Pyramid Texts (Pyr. 398c-399a) |
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| Summary: | Pyr . 398c–399a, which describes the deceased king as seated “with his back to Geb”, is re-examined in relation to its co- and context within the Cannibal Spell, as well as being set against some hitherto overlooked iconographic and textual evidence from other sources. A new interpretation of the passage as relating to the rituals of royal legitimization is proposed. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-713X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1524/zaes.2009.0013 |