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amarna letters
who: Akhenaten
amarna letters
what: amarna letters
amarna letters
when: New Kingdom
amarna letters
where: Amarna
armana letters
why: documents diplomatic correspondences between Egypt and some Basil states in the Near East
osorapis
who: Osorapis
osorapis
what: sacred bull
osorapis
when: Ptolemaic period
osorapis
where: Memphis
osorapis
why: the product of a new god designed to appeal to the Greeks and Egyptians. Represents the afterlife of the king
western defuffa
who: Kerma culture
western defuffa
what: western defuffa
western defuffa
when: Old Kingdom → Second Intermediate Period
western defuffa
where: Kerma
western defuffa
why: one of the few remaining religious structures from the Kerma period replicating the shape of a classic Egyptian temple.
psusennes I
who: Psusennes I
psusennes I
what: royal funerary mask
psusennes I
when: Dynasty 21
psusennes I
where: Tanis
psusennes I
why: The only funerary assemblage left from Tanis kings, aside from King Tut, that has remained intact.
kushite king
who: kushiro king
kushite king
what: royal statue
kushite king
when: Dynasty 25
kushite king
where: Nubia
kushite king
why: This is a typical royal portrait from the Kushite period and it is recognizable because of the Uraeus necklace. This also reflects the archaic period, which makes this statue a form of archaism.
mortuary temples
who: Hatshepsut and Mentuhotep II
mortuary temples
what: mortuary temples
mortuary temples
when: 11th dynasty (Mentuhotep) and 18th dynasty (Hatshepsut)
mortuary temples
where: Deir el-Bahari
mortuary temples
why: Mortuary temples were dedicated to the pharaoh’s ka (spirit), where priests conducted daily rituals and offerings to sustain the deceased ruler in the afterlife.
mentuemhat
who: mentuemhat
mentuemhat
what: mayor of Thebes, priest of Amun
mentuemhat
when: Dynasty 25
mentuemhat
where: Thebes
mentuemhat
why: His role as a mayor demonstrates the limits of the reign of the King during the Late Period. He has the largest private tomb in all of Egypt throughout all eras.
gebel barkal
who: kushite kings
gebel barkal
what: gebel barkal
gebel barkal
when: New Kingdom period
gebel barkal
where: Northern Sudan near the 4th Cataract
gebel barkal
why: Considered the home of Amun, making it a central site for both Egyptian and Kushite state religion.
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