Essays about: "Ancient Egypt"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 22 essays containing the words Ancient Egypt.

  1. 6. The Lily of the Nile : A work on the ritualistic use of an ancient flower of immortality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för forskning om religion och samhälle (CRS)

    Author : Christie Gutierrez Haddad; [2021]
    Keywords : Ancient Egypt; water lily; entheogen; medicine; content analysis; immortality; lotus;

    Abstract : In pharaonic times, religion, magic and medicine had little distinction between each other due to the commonly held belief that all parts of life were influenced and even controlled by divinity and the supernatural. To navigate life easier, and in true Egyptian fashion, a large corpus of text was composed of magic, medicine and religion. READ MORE

  3. 7. Investigation of Resistive Random Access Memory for 1T1R Nanowire Array Integration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Orestes Theodoridis; [2020]
    Keywords : RRAM; Nanowire; Memory Technology; Nanoelectronics; Nanoscience; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : As modern electronics have started to reach its physical scaling limits, novel architectures and physics is needed to meet future demands. Oxide-based Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) is a new emerging technology that uses filament formation and rupture in thin oxides to generate resistive switching. READ MORE

  4. 8. Virtual Phenomenology and Viewshed Analysis of the Colossi of Memnon during the reign of Amenhotep III in VR and GIS based environment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Niklas Ekholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Colossi of Memnon; Kôm-el Hetan; Amenhotep III; Phenomenology; VR; Virtual reality; Viewshed analysis; Visibility; Borehole analysis; Nile river; Reconstruction; Constructed landscape.; Memnons stoder; Kôm-el Hetan; Amenhotep III; Fenomenologi; VR; Virtuell verklighet; Borrhålsanalys; Rekonstruktion.;

    Abstract : The Colossi of Memnon are a prominent feature of the constructed landscape at ancient Thebes (modern day Luxor, Egypt). They were built on the West Bank during the later years of Amenhotep III reign and they stood in front of his royal cult temple, Mansion of Millions of Years, known today colloquially as Kôm el-Hetan. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Reign of Akhenaten : The Inhabitants of Tell el-Amarna through a Religious Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Amelie Norén; [2020]
    Keywords : Egypt; Tell el-Amarna; Akhenaten; Aten; archaeology; religion; Egypten; Tell el-Amarna; Akhenaten; Aten; arkeologi; religion;

    Abstract : Norén, A. 2020. The Reign of Akhenaten: The Inhabitants of Tell el-Amarna through a Religious Perspective. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the complex religious climate of Tell el-Amarna, the capital city of ancient Egypt in the 18th dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (1353–1336 B. READ MORE

  6. 10. Egyptomania in Hellenistic Greece : A study based on water in the cult of Isis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Alexandra Boender; [2019]
    Keywords : Isis; water; sanctuary; hellenistic; greece;

    Abstract : The present study examines the function and religious symbolism of water in the Isis sanctuaries in Hellenistic Greece. This is achieved through a survey of all the Isis sanctuaries in Greece dating to the Hellenistic period and the water installations. READ MORE