TWO LANDS, ONE RULER? The Tang-i Var Inscription and the issue of joint rule in the 25th Dynasty
Was Kushite kingship ideology based on a notion of joint rule? To what extent did the 25th Dynasty adopt kingship ideology from Egypt? Further, how did the Kushites govern Egypt and Kush and did one king rule over both lands?
The role of the chantress in ancient Egypt
The goal of this study is to determine what it meant to be a Sm-r, or chantress, in ancient
Egypt. Very little is known about the specifics of the title or the types of people who held it. Surprisingly, there is also a male version of the title, Smr, but the female version is by far the more prevalent. It is the women who held this title that will be the focus of this study.
Nightmares in Ancient Egypt
This paper will focus on nightmares in Ancient Egypt from the earliest times through to the Third Intermediate Period.
The Ancient Egyptian Sed-Festival and the Exemption from Corvee
King and god based their relationship on reciprocal gestures, and the royal decree was presented as the compensation for the first sed-festival and Amun’s announcement of more to come. Its content is generally understood as an exemption from corvee granted to Amun’s cult personnel.
Aspects of ancient Near Eastern chronology (c. 1600-700 BC)
The aim of my thesis has been to investigate the chronology of the Near East during the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age periods (c. 1600–700 BC) to see whether or not the current ‘conventional’ chronology is as reliable as its adherents maintain…