Essays about: "Egyptologi"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Egyptologi.

  1. 1. Faience production and use in the Late Period Lower Egypt from an international perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Felicia Gullman-Strand; [2023]
    Keywords : Ancient Egypt; Delta; Naukratis; Late Period; Faience; Faience production; Forntida Egypten; Delta; Naukratis; Senperioden; Fajans; Fajansproduktion;

    Abstract : Faience objects were first produced in Egypt in the pre-Dynastic era and were since then deeply connected with ancient Egyptian material culture and everyday life. Faience has been used for vessels, jewellery and for religious objects and the techniques and trends have evolved over time. READ MORE

  3. 2. The limits of unmarkedness : A semantic analysis of adjunct clauses in Middle Egyptian documentary texts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Mirka Perón Flodström; [2022]
    Keywords : Middle Egyptian; adjunct clause; marked; unmarked; semantics; diachronic;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to semantically analyze the use of marked and unmarked adjunct clauses in Middle Egyptian documentary texts in order to investigate the limits of choosing an unmarked form in more informal language use. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in the analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Serapeum project : Discussing the origins, landscape choice and building motivation behind the New Kingdom sacred bull burial site using landscape archaeology.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Natanya Newton; [2021]
    Keywords : Amenhotep III; Apis bull; landscape selection; New Kingdom; Khaemwaset; Rameses II; Saqqara; Serapeum.;

    Abstract : Since the discovery of the Apis bull catacombs known as the Serapeum in the 1800’s by Auguste Mariette, Saqqara has become a topic of interest amongst archaeologists and Egyptologists. This in turn has prompted many new research attempts to try and better understand the function and significance of the funerary practices which took place there. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Life and Times of Butehamun : Tomb Raider for the High Priest of Amun

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

    Author : George Wood; [2020]
    Keywords : Butehamun; Deir el-Medina; Thebes; Egypt; Egyptology; mummies; reburial; caches; Valley of the Kings; biography; Butehamon; Deir el-Medinah; Thebe; Egypten; Egyptologi; mumier; Kungarnas dal; biografi;

    Abstract : This is a biography of the scribe Butehamun. A member of a well-known family who had long lived in the village of Deir el-Medina working on the tombs in the Valley of Kings, Butehamun’s coming of age saw invasion and civil war in Thebes, and the end to the making of new tombs in the Valley, as the New Kingdom came to an end. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ancient Egyptian Philosophy : or a chimaera of the popular significance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Egyptologi

    Author : Christofer Sandström; [2019]
    Keywords : Ancient Egyptian Philosophy;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates a continuously held assumption, within the field of Egyptology, that undertakes to derive classical Hellenic philosophy from a previous philosophical tradition, initiated centuries before in ancient Egypt. The study will proceed with an initial clarification of ancient Greek philosophy, and a brief outline of some topics from its main research fields: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and philosophy of mind. READ MORE