Boundary Stelae Of Akhentaten by Williiam J. Murnane (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Boundary Stelae Of Akhentaten by Williiam J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siceln III A study of the boundary stelae based on the results of the authors investigations. It includes a definitive new edition of the texts, with modern translations, as well as a wide-ranging analysis of the history which inspired and is reflected in these monuments. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description During the 14th century, even as Egypt faced troubling challenges to her empire, the most basic structures of society suddenly came under attack from an unexpected quarter - the pharoah himself. Amenhotep IV (c. 1353-1336 B.C.), both god-king and high priest of all the gods in the Nile Valley, acted against all precendent by withdrawing his support from the orthodox religion. In place of Egypts many traditional divinities, he promoted an entirely new form of the Sun God embodied in the solar orb "Aten", a hitherto minor figure in the pantheon. When the king decided to break with the past, he changed his name to Akhenaten and established for his god a new cult center on virgin ground in Middle Egypt. To define the site of Akhet-Aten ("Horizon of Aten"), the king commissioned a number of glorified frontier markers the boundary stelae. These were imposing monuments that symbolically established the royal presence, by means of statues and reliefs depicting the royal family, and preserved for posterity the decrees which had initiated the citys foundation.The 15 known boundary monuments of Akhenaten were discovered in the two decades that bridged the 19th and 20th centuries, but they were incompletely served by the pioneering publications that first made them known. The authors, both well-known Egyptologists, worked at El-Amarna from 1983 to 1989, making fresh copies of the inscriptions and studying the sites of the stelae themselves. The results of their investigations, which are published here, include a definitive new edition of the texts with modern translations, together with a wide-ranging analysis of the history which inspired and is reflected in these monuments. Author Biography William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III Table of Contents Preface, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Chapter 1 Discovery and Previous Study of the Boundary Stelae, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Chapter 2 The Earlier Proclamation, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Chapter 3 The Later Proclamation, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Chapter 4 Architectural Features of the Boundary Stelae, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Chapter 5 The Boundary Stelae as Official and Historical Documents, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Fragments of the Boundary Stelae no Longer in Situ, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Stela L, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Principal Topics of the Inscription on the Boundary Stelae, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Endnotes, William J. Murnane, Charles C. Van Siclen III; Details ISBN0710304641 Publisher Kegan Paul Year 1993 ISBN-10 0710304641 ISBN-13 9780710304643 Format Hardcover Imprint Kegan Paul Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 932 Illustrations 53ill. Series Studies In Egyptology Pages 276 Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780710304643 UK Release Date 1993-01-07 AU Release Date 1993-01-07 NZ Release Date 1993-01-07 Publication Date 1993-01-07 Alternative 9781138964945 Audience Professional & Vocational Author Charles C. Van Siceln III We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159579697;

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