scholarly journals Skeletal Dysplasia: an Analysis of Dwarfism in Ancient Egyptian Culture

Pathways ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kody Engele
Keyword(s):  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Art Museum ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
High Status ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Artistic Representation ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
Religious Importance

The purpose of this paper is to analyze dwarfism and its standing in ancient Egyptian society and culture. Dwarfism existed in ancient Egyptian society, but unlike other ancient societies, those with dwarfism were not blatantly discriminated against (Sullivan 2001). Individuals with dwarfism could hold many positions within society ranging from herdsmen and fishermen, to personal attendants in royal court (Kozma 2008). There is evidence of individuals with dwarfism dating back to the Badarian Period, with statues, sarcophagi, skeletons, and paintings all having been discovered (Kozma 2008). There are several prominent figures who have been studied in detail; Per-ni-ankh-w was an individual with high status in Egyptian society, and there is ample docu­mentation of him in texts, visual imagery, and skeletal evidence (Kozma 2008). Djeho was another individual who has been well documented and aided with burials (Kozma 2008). Individuals with dwarfism also had religious importance, including the gods Bes and Ptah (Kozma 2008). Individ­uals with dwarfism were also considered to hold magical significance, and this was seen in spells and religious texts (Kozma 2008). Additionally, there is an abundance of artistic representation of individuals with dwarfism, in the form of statues, sarcophagi, and visual images (Kozma 2008). The Walters Art Museum is also a significant holder of Egyptian art, with many depictions of dwarfism (Kozma 2010). These individuals were significant in ancient Egyptian society and were well documented in several forms.

scholarly journals Ways of Seeing Christ the Judge: The Iconography of Christ III and its Visual Context

Neophilologus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Jones
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Visual Context ◽  
Notable Feature ◽  
The World ◽  
Dual Perspective ◽  
The Mind

AbstractThis article examines the iconographic programme of the Last Judgement scene depicted in Christ III. A notable feature of the poem’s detailed visual programme is the way in which it provides the audience with a single, panoramic vision that encompasses the divergent perspectives of the blessed and the damned. It is on account of this dual perspective that the poem, through its precise use of language and imagery, presents the audience with a bifocal vision of Christ as King of Kings and Judge of the World, in keeping with the words of Revelation 19:16. A detailed analysis of the poem’s imagery, however, suggests that its portrait of Christ as Judge is not only informed by scripture and exegetical sources, but is also indebted to contemporary visual imagery, particularly the depiction of Christ as Majestas Domini, or Christ in Majesty. As a result, and by approaching the poem’s imagery from an iconological perspective, it is argued that the poet of Christ III had a detailed knowledge of contemporary Christological motifs. Furthermore, a careful analysis of the language used to describe the Judgement scene, and particularly the depiction of Christ as Judge, suggests that the poet intentionally seeks to evoke a range of specific visual images in the mind of his audience in order to amplify the poem’s instructive and penitential aims.

Ancient Egyptian Literature

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verena M. Lepper
Keyword(s):  
Prose Poetry ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Vocabulary Richness ◽  
Egyptian Literature ◽  
Middle Egyptian

This chapter discusses the genre and style of Ancient Egyptian literature. Through the application of lexicostatistics, it analyses a total of fifty texts. Having examined the vocabulary size of Middle Egyptian narratives, Late Egyptian narratives, speeches, and dialogues, the texts under investigation are grouped into genres such as ‘religious texts’, ‘artful prose’, ‘poetry’, ‘teachings’, and so on. On the basis of texts existing in several copies, it becomes apparent that a text maintains a constant vocabulary richness independent of its length. Each copy therefore facilitates the determination of the genre of a text. Furthermore, the language of a text (Middle or Late Egyptian) proves not to be decisive for the vocabulary richness of a text, but rather it is genre that is indicative. The chapter also investigates the question of the practical function of texts, which can best be detected during experimental reading.

The Influence of the Solar Activity and of the Nile Flood on the Ancient Egyptian Culture

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-242
Author(s):  
Alicia Maravelia ◽  
Mosalam A.M. Shaltout
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Egyptian Culture

Libraries from Late Period and Graeco-Roman Egypt, c.800 BCE–250 CE

2019 ◽  
pp. 390-472
Author(s):  
Ryholt Kim
Keyword(s):  
Waste Paper ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Last Millennium ◽  
Late Period ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Roman Egypt ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
Rubbish Dumps ◽  
House Of Life

This chapter is a survey of collections of literary texts from Late Period and Graeco-Roman Egypt, c.750 BCE–250 CE, effectively the last millennium of the ancient Egyptian culture. Examples of different forms of collections are described and discussed in detail: temple libraries and private libraries, as well as groups of literary texts found in tombs, in rubbish dumps, in waste paper collections, and re-used in cartonnage. The texts include narratives, wisdom instructions, science (esp. divination and medicine), and cultic texts (esp. ritual guidelines, religious treatises, and hymns). Additional paragraphs concern the use of master copies, different types of storage, the abduction of libraries, and the so-called House of Life.

Conclusions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna K. Hodgkinson
Keyword(s):  
Capital City ◽  
High Status ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Archaeological Material ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Status Goods ◽  
Royal City ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual

This final chapter addresses the individual research questions posed in the Introduction (Chapter 1), in the light of the data and discussion presented in Chapters 2–7. According to the range of settlement types defined by Troy (see Section 1.1), Amarna and Gurob may be regarded as cities, with a less specialized character and the presence of both a royal court and temples. While Amarna was not long-lived, it was specifically founded as a capital city with a large amount of urban planning. Gurob was certainly occupied for a long period, before and after the New Kingdom. Although Malqata can be defined as a royal city, it does not fulfil Troy’s definition of a city in that it was only very short-lived and served the sole purpose of a location for the festivities in honour of Amenhotep III, for which reason it should most likely be regarded a specialized settlement. In conclusion, it can be said that the presence of high-status goods and evidence of their manufacture enhances a settlement’s status. On the one hand, it proves that a strong demand existed for these types of objects, most of which were not for everyday use, and therefore implies the presence of either a consuming elite or royal court. On the other hand, should no royal court be present, it indicates at least the settlement’s dependence on the favours of royal personages acting as recipients of high-status goods. The presence of such personages would also enhance the settlement’s status. Hence, a developed infrastructure, together with a well-managed system of redistribution, as observed in all three case-studies discussed in this book, may very well be a factor determining a high-status settlement, such as a royal city. It can be stated that the analyses of the archaeological material from Amarna, Gurob, and Malqata have been successful in highlighting several areas of intensive industrial activity despite some issues regarding the nature of the data (see Section 1.4.3). In addition, it has been possible to further define the locations in which most of the finished products were found and, probably, used.

scholarly journals Hegemony and Protectionism in Bologna’s Meat Trade:The Role of Visual Imagery in Reputation Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
PAUL FREATHY ◽  
IRIS THOMAS
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Image Management ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Visual Propaganda

During the Renaissance, visual images were legitimate and authoritative sources of information that influenced behavior and directed public opinion. Against a background of political and religious unrest and growing pressure for economic reform, it is maintained that Annibale Carracci’s painting of The Butchers Shop (ca. 1580–1583) sought to legitimize the professionalism of Bologna’s butchery trades, reinforce the reputation of the guild system, and remind audiences of the dangers of papal interference in commercial endeavor. By implicitly advocating the value of institutional hegemony and trade protectionism, The Butchers Shop represents a form of late sixteenth-century visual propaganda and image management.

2. Egypt on display

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Riggs
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Napoleonic Wars ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Rosetta Stone ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
The Temple

Museums have played an important role in shaping how we think about ancient Egyptian culture. When the Napoleonic wars ended and European governments established links with Muhammad Ali, the viceroy of Egypt, the collection of objects for worldwide museums took off. ‘Egypt on display’ looks at the key objects held in collections today: shabtis (‘servant statuettes’); the Rosetta Stone; statues of the goddess Sekhmet; mummies; and the temple of Dendur, now in New York. Artwork on statues and coffins, and the architecture and decoration of a temple expressed their symbolic importance. But did these objects have the same role in antiquity as we portray in museums today?

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Mary Meldrum ◽  
David Szymanski ◽  
Eric A. Oches ◽  
P. Thompson Davis
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Visual Imagery ◽  
General Public ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Wide Range

Broadcast meteorologists are trusted by the general public to convey knowledge on climate change and they make choices about what information to present to their viewing audiences. Interviews with broadcast meteorologists revealed a wide range in their knowledge base and confidence in conveying climate science to their audiences. However, all interviewees agreed that visual images are an essential means for communicating with their viewers. Three major themes emerged from interviews with participants: visual imagery is important, dramatic images are powerful motivators, and the new visual presentation technologies have great value.

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