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Constructing royal identity in the old kingdom pyramid texts / Leah R. Humphrey.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Humphrey, Leah R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Near Eastern studies.
- Ancient history.
- Ancient languages.
- Near Eastern languages and civilizations--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Near Eastern languages and civilizations.
- Local Subjects:
- Near Eastern studies.
- Ancient history.
- Ancient languages.
- Near Eastern languages and civilizations--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Near Eastern languages and civilizations.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (710 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 81-08A.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- The concept of identity is central to the Egyptian Pyramid Texts from the Old Kingdom. In this funerary corpus, the king's identity evolves and transforms constantly within and among the spells. Many different grammatical constructions were employed to assert identity. Some of these constructions produce statements of equivalence, while others produce statements of comparison. The present study analyzes four of these identity constructions including: clauses with nominal predicates, clauses with the preposition m, clauses with the preposition mr, and clauses with repetition. These four represent the primary predicative constructions that produce equations between the king and other beings or objects. Scholars do not often distinguish among these four constructions. Rather, scholarly translations and analyses suggest that these constructions can produce the same meanings, can be translated in a similar manner, and are sometimes interchangeable. Thus, scholars do not clearly delineate which constructions produce statements of equivalence and which produce statements of comparison. The present study disentangles these four identity constructions by collecting, categorizing, and analyzing the hundreds of examples that relate to the king. This detailed investigation also provides information about how frequently the king is equated or compared with specific and generic beings or objects. Ultimately, this study argues that these four identity constructions are not interchangeable; rather, syntactic, semantic, or stylistic reasons dictate their use. In addition, this study analyzes the purpose of these constructions in the Pyramid Texts and concludes that these constructions allow the king's identity to resemble the multifaceted identities of the gods. These constructions also help the king establish a sense of permanence in his life after death.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-08, Section: A.
- Advisors: Silverman, David P.; Committee members: Josef Wegner; Joshua Roberson.
- Department: Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2019.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9781392768297
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- This item is not available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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