Essays about: "Egyptology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Egyptology.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Egyptology in the Periphery. Valdemar Schmidt and the making of Egyptology in Denmark 1872–1925

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

   Author : Andreas Alm; [2019]
   Keywords : Egyptology; History of Egyptology; Archaeology; Denmark; Scandinavia; Egypt; History of Humanities; Periphery; 19th Century; 20th Century; World War I; Mummies; Museums; Mummy unwrapping; Egyptomania; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : Egyptology in the 19th and early 20th centuries developed simultaneously with increased imperial presence in Egypt by the European imperial powers, which would have influence on how the discipline was practised. The history of Egyptology has for this reason primarily focused on the big four – Great Britain, France, Germany and USA – and on Egypt itself. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. An Historical Ecology of the Baladi Dog in Egypt

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Amina El Shazly; [2019]
   Keywords : Dogs; History; Historical Ecology; Egypt; Animal studies; Environment; Canine; Egyptology; Baladi; Baladi dogs; Egyptian baladi dogs; Animals; تاريخ، كلاب، بلدى، مصر، كلب مصرى;

   Abstract : Dogs have a long but neglected history as companion species in Egypt history. From the most valued companion in ancient Egypt the relationship between dogs and humans has changed over time. However, in the present day the Egyptian baladi dog has been abused, neglected, unwanted for centuries. READ MORE

6. 5. ‘How great!’ : A morpho-syntactic and semantic study on the two roots aA and wr

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

   Author : Josefin Törnqvist; [2017]
   Keywords : Morpho-syntax; semantics; greatness; homonyms; synonyms; linguistics; roots;

   Abstract : Egyptology is a discipline in which new research and new approaches are continuously necessary and – in most cases – provided. In this constant flow of new research, some subject areas are left untouched. READ MORE