Essays about: "Thebes."

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  1. 1. Analysis of the Changes of the Opet Festival Procession : Between the Regents Hatshepsut and Tutankhamun

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

    Author : Emma Lennander Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Opet; Festival; Procession; Hatshepsut; Amenhotep III; Tutankhamun; Landscape; Nile; Karnak; Luxor; Temple; Thebes.; Opet; Festival; Procession; Hatshepsut; Amenhotep III; Tutankhamun; Landskap; Nilen; Karnak; Luxor; Tempel; Thebe.;

    Abstract : The essay analyses the changes of the Opet festival procession between the regents Hatshepsut and Tutankhamun, as some changes of the procession occur during this period. The purpose of this study is to fill in some of the knowledge gaps that exist and to combine different areas that have been researched with areas ​​where little research has been done. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Montuhotep III and his role in the cultural landscape of Thebes

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

    Author : Anna Sunneborn Gudnadottir; [2016]
    Keywords : Cultural Landscape; GIS; Phenomenology; Thebes; Montuhotep III; Horus; Montu; Thoth Hill; Viewshed; Visibility;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the cultural landscape in the Theban area during the Middle Kingdom, under the reign of Montuhotep III. What part he played in the connection of the Theban landscape was studied. The outlook point was the only temple that Montuhotep III founded in the Theban area, looking out over contemporary sites. READ MORE

  6. 5. Finding Butehamun : Scribe of Deir el-Medina

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

    Author : George Wood; [2016]
    Keywords : Butehamun; Deir el-Medina; Thebes; Egypt; Egyptology; mummies; reburial; caches; Valley of the Kings; Butehamon; Deir el-Medinah; Egypten; Egyptologi; mummier; Kungarnas dal;

    Abstract : Butehamun was one of the most famous scribes involved in the building of the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, and a member of the most illustrious family of scribes there. Butehamun presided over the closure of the Valley and the workers’ village of Deir elMedina, and the move from building new tombs to the preserving and moving (some would say plundering) of the mummies left behind, marking the transition from the New Kingdom to the Third Intermediate Period, as Egypt splintered into what were essentially two realms. READ MORE