Descendants of a Lesser God

Descendants of a Lesser God
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Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781649033130
ISBN-13 : 1649033133
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Download or read book Descendants of a Lesser God written by Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh historiographical perspective on the dynastic dynamics of the governing families associated with Elephantine, from the end of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom The First Upper Egyptian nome, with its capital, Elephantine, was important in ancient times, as it stood on the southern border between Egypt and the Nubian provinces above the First Cataract. Since 2008, Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano has led an archaeological mission at the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa, where Elephantine’s high officials are buried. In Descendants of a Lesser God, he draws on textual records and archaeological data, together with new evidence from his work at the tombs, to cast fresh historiographical light on the dynastic dynamics of these ruling elites. Jiménez-Serrano analyzes the origin of the local elites of Elephantine, and their role in trade and international relations with Nubia and neighboring regions, from the end of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom. He explores the development of these power groups, organized as they were in complex households, which in many ways emulated the functioning of the royal court. Delving deeply into the funerary world, he also the relationship between social memory and political legitimacy through his examination of the mortuary cult of a late Old Kingdom governor of Elephantine, Heqaib, who was transformed into a local divinity and later claimed as the mythic ancestor of the ruling family of Elephantine. The history of ancient Egypt has traditionally been written from a court perspective. This new history of a strategically important region not only modifies existing perceptions of provincial life in the Middle Kingdom among the elites but also introduces new evidence to support more complex reconstructions of the dynastic families in power.


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