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In Renewing Royal Imagery: Akhenaten and Family in the Amarna Tombs, Arlette David offers a systematic, in-depth analysis of the visual presentation of ancient Egyptian kingship during Akhenaten's reign (circa 1350 B.C.) in the elite tombs of his new capital, domain of his god Aten, and attempts to answer two basic questions: how can Amarna imagery look so blatantly Egyptian and yet be intrinsically different? And why did it need to be so?

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Author:   Arlette David
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   11
Weight:   1.058kg
ISBN:  

9789004440500

ISBN 10:   900444050
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   01 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Introduction  1 Description vs. Interpretation  2 What’s Wrong with the ‘Queen of Punt’?  3 Royal Scenes in Amarna Elite Tombs 1 Offering King Motif: King as Officiant  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 2 Driving King Motif: King in Apotheosis  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 3 Feasting King Motif: King as Consumer  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 4 Patron King Motif: King as Benefactor  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 5 Mourning King Motif: King Facing Loss  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation Conclusions Bibliography General Index Egyptian Lexemes Index Egyptian Texts Index Museum Items Index

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(...) cet ouvrage offre un grand interet pour les recherches amarniennes et jette une nouvelle lumiere sur la maniere dont la reforme politico-religieuse entreprise par Akhenaton attacha une immense importance au discours iconographique et aux details de sa mise en scene, ouvrant ainsi la voie a de nombreuses innovations en matiere de royaute et de religion decelables au coeur de l'iconographie, comme, par exemple, le role et le statut toujours plus important confere a l'epouse royale et aux jeunes princesses, dans un esprit de modernite precurseur qui ne pouvait survivre tel quel a la mort du pharaon. - Cathie Spieser, Universite de Fribourg, in Bibliotheca Orientalis, LXXVIII N Degrees 5-6, oktober-december 2021

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Arlette David, LL.M. (1987), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ph.D. in Egyptology (2003), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is Professor of Egyptology at that university. She has published monographs and articles on ancient Egyptian legal languages, scriptural categorization, material culture, and iconography.

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