The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Writings from the Ancient World) - Softcover

Ronald J. Leprohon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589837355 ISBN 13: 9781589837355

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature, 2013

Synopsis

The titulary of the ancient Egyptian king was one of the symbols of authority he assumed at his coronation. At first consisting only of the Horus name, the titulary grew to include other phrases chosen to represent the king s special relationship with the divine world. By the Middle Kingdom (late twenty-first century B.C.E.), the full fivefold titulary was clearly established, and kings henceforth used all five names regularly. This volume includes all rulers names from the so-called Dynasty 0 (ca. 3200 B.C.E.) to the last Ptolemaic ruler in the late first century B.C.E., offered in transliteration and English translation with an introduction and notes.

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About the Author:

Ronald J. Leprohon is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Toronto. He has written a number of articles publishing new artifacts, as well as a two-volume study of the ancient Egyptian funerary stelae in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. His interests include the relationship between Egypt and Nubia, the administration of ancient Egypt, and ancient Egyptian religion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1589837355
• ISBN 13: 9781589837355
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Denise M. Doxey