Adolf-Erman-Vorlesungen zur ägyptischen Sprache und Kulturgeschichte am Berliner Wörterbuch-Projekt
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Edited by:
Tonio Sebastian Richter
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On behalf of:
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Topics
This study delves into personal names in ancient Egypt. The first part describes their basic characteristics and the significance of (non-royal) names. It goes on to analyze which information, aside from their actual function, these names transmit about ancient Egyptian culture, in particular about the archaeology, language, history, and religion of the period of ca. 2800–300 BCE.
This study examines a previously overlooked group of people from the time of Amenhotep III (1390–53 BCE), who have come into focus since the latest excavations in the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis: royal daughters and foreign women who lived together at the Pharaoh's court, traveled with the ruler, performed ritual tasks, and were ultimately buried together. Together they formed a lifestyle, work, and cultural community.
Egypt is the land of the Nile. Near Aswân, the river breaks through a rock barrier made from granite and forms the rapids of the First Cataract, which is where the Nile enters into Egypt’s settlement area. This volume traces the presence of the Nile in the landscape, memorials, images, and inscriptions of the Aswân region by examining selected and above all new findings.
