Karnak : evolution of a temple / Elizabeth Blyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blyth, Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temple of Amon (Karnak, Egypt)--History.

Temple of Amon (Karnak, Egypt).

History.

Physical Description:

xxv, 258 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

The temple of Amuh-Re at Karnak is arguably the largest and most complex religious site of the ancient world. Yet despite this, there is no single publication in the English Language which deals with its historical development from the early shrine of ah obscure local deity to the greatest state temple of ancient Egypt's mighty empire over the course of two millennia. Karnak endeavours to fill this gap, describing in detail the contribution of each pharaoh in turn through the centuries until the temple's final closure in the Christian era, over two thousand years later.

The period covered involves some of the most illustrious names associated with ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut, Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Ramesses II - names that have resounded down through history to the present day. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire history of ancient Egypt is outlined in the stones of this spectacular monument. Elizabeth Blyth provides for the first time in English an in-depth examination of the important temple site at karnak. Supported by comprehensive maps, plans, illustrations and photographs, Karnak will be a crucial guide for Egyptologists, students and those people interested in the architectural and political development of this important complex.

Contents:

Part 1 The Early Temple 5

1 Origins 7

2 The Middle Kingdom 10

3 The Second Intermediate Period 27

Part 2 The New Kingdom 31

4 Amenhotep I, Tuthmosis I and Tuthmosis II 33

5 Hatshepsut 51

6 Tuthmosis III 68

7 Amenhotep II and Tuthmosis IV 93

8 Amenhotep III and the Processional Ways 104

9 Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), Tutankhamun and Ay 119

10 Horemheb 133

11 Ramesses I and Seti I 143

12 Ramesses II to the End of Dynasty XIX 155

13 Ramesses III and Dynasty XX 171

Part 3 The Late Period 185

14 Dynasty XXI, Dynasties XXII-XXIV (Libyan Period) and Dynasty XXV (Nubian Period) 187

15 Dynasties XXVI-XXX 209

16 The Final Phase 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-246) and index.

ISBN:

041540486X

0415404878

0203968379

OCLC:

68373428