This is the first comprehensive treatment of the composition and historiographic background of ancient Egyptian military inscriptions (c. 1550 B.C. to C. 450 B.C.). In his chronological study Anthony Spalinger analyzes numerous texts from a formalistic as well as a literary viewpoint. His discovery--that aspects of ancient Egyptian military writing were regulated by a preexisting framework and set phraseology--will enable historians of ancient Egypt to discriminate between what was hyperbole and what was reality in a given military situation.
The opening chapters of this work cover the...

This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc-1100 bc.

• Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a professional army and gained control of Syria, creating an -Empire of Asia-.
  
• Written by a respected Egyptologist.
  
• Highlights new technological developments, such as the use of chariots and siege technology.
  
• Considers the socio-political aspects of warfare, particularly the rise to power of a new group of men.
  
• Evaluates the military effectiveness of the Egyptian state,...

This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc-1100 bc.

• Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a professional army and gained control of Syria, creating an -Empire of Asia-.
  
• Written by a respected Egyptologist.
  
• Highlights new technological developments, such as the use of chariots and siege technology.
  
• Considers the socio-political aspects of warfare, particularly the rise to power of a new group of men.
  
• Evaluates the military effectiveness of the Egyptian state,...

This volume covers, for the first time, the interaction of a major historical event with the development of the Egyptian Solar-Osirian theology. Pharaoh Ramesses II visited the sacred area of Abydos soon after his recognition of power at Luxor in Thebes. With him were many high officials, one of whom would be soon appointed to be the high Priest of Amun at Thebes, Nebwenenef. During his visit, the king stressed his personal relationship with his father, Seti I as well as ordering the completion of his temple. By analyzing certain passages within Ramesses' official acccount, the Dedicatory...

Societies, both ancient and modern, have frequently celebrated and proclaimed their military victories through overt public demonstrations. In the ancient world, however, the most famous examples of this come from a single culture and period - Rome in the final years of the Roman Republic and early Roman Empire - while those from other cultures - such as Egypt, Greece, Neo-Assyria, and indeed other periods of Roman history - are generally unexplored. The aim of this volume is to present a more complete study of this phenomenon and offer a series of cultural reactions to successful military...