Papers of a conference hold in Berlin in 2004. In different cultures genealogies were used for different purpose in expression of identity and legitimation. Several authors discuss genealogies in ancient Egypt, in Nubia, and in Ethiopia. German and English text with English summaries. Contents: Briese, Olaf, Ursprungsmythen, Gruendungsmythen, Genealogien. zum Paradox des Ursprungs.; Manfred Kropp, Die traditionelle athiopische Konigslisten und ihre Quellen; Zach, Michael H., Die Ras Tafari-Liste aus sudanarchaologischer Sicht; Grajetzki, Wolfram, Zwei Fallbeispiele fuer Genealogien im...
Papers of a conference hold in Berlin in 2004. In different cultures genealogies were used for different purpose in expression of identity and legitim...
A print version of an internet discussion. 9 papers discuss the methodology and interpretation of Ancient Egyptian tomb painting, and its relation to funerary practice. The various elements and themes of tomb decoration are discussed for their significance and are set in their socio-economic context. Papers in various languages, abstracts in English and German.
A print version of an internet discussion. 9 papers discuss the methodology and interpretation of Ancient Egyptian tomb painting, and its relation to ...
While excavating the necropolis of Dandara at the end of the 19th century, W. M. F. Petrie found several tomb stelae with demotic inscriptions. A few other funerary stelae appeared form some later excavations. These objects are now spread worldwide over several museums and collections. Some appeared in museum catalogues, but most of them are mentioned only in Petrie's publication from the year 1900. This publication collects for the first time all known demotic tombs stelae from the necropolis of Dandara. Fields of interest are the iconography as well as the classification of the...
While excavating the necropolis of Dandara at the end of the 19th century, W. M. F. Petrie found several tomb stelae with demotic inscriptions. A few ...
This book examines from a historical materialist perpective, several Old Kingdom state institutions, such as the treasury, the granaries, the king's domain and the vizier. It looks at Old Kingdom society from the early Dynastic period to the Sixth Dynasty, following the development, function and effectiveness of institutions. It concludes that Old Kingdom Egypt was an early form of a slaveholder society. German text.
This book examines from a historical materialist perpective, several Old Kingdom state institutions, such as the treasury, the granaries, the king's d...