New Ramesside Copy of the Teaching of Amenemhat

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Navratilova
Keyword(s):  
Literary Text ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
New Kingdom ◽  
Administrative Roles ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
Operational Phase ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Insight Into

A newly excavated ostracon from Abydos bearing the concluding chapter of “The Instruction (a.k.a. Teaching) of King Amenemhat” opens up an interesting enquiry. An ostracon found in the immediate vicinity of a New Kingdom royal memorial temple and carrying an excerpt from a major literary text is an important find, as it develops our insight into New Kingdom educational practices and intellectual quests. The range of ostraca types and text genres appearing in the area of the temple of Ramesses II points to a fully functional temple organization with a building phase and an operational phase, with supplies and literate personnel on site, potentially in different administrative roles. Studies in educational and intellectual pursuits, in turn, are key to expanding our comprehension of the functions—and enjoyment—of Egyptian culture.

Living on the Border

2019 ◽  
pp. 135-159
Author(s):  
Katie Marie Whitmore ◽  
Michele R. Buzon ◽  
Stuart Tyson Smith
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Traumatic Injury ◽  
New Kingdom ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
Burial Practices ◽  
Public Displays ◽  
The Third ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
Strenuous Physical Activity ◽  
The Relationship

Tombos is located at the Third Cataract of the Nile River in modern-day Sudan and marks an important literal and figurative boundary between Egyptian and Nubian interaction. During the New Kingdom Period (1400–1050 BCE), the cemetery at Tombos in Upper Nubia exhibits the use of Egyptian mortuary practices, including monumental pyramid complexes, likely used by both immigrant Egyptians and local Nubians. Despite the influence of Egyptian culture during this colonial period, there are several public displays of Nubian identity in burial practices found at Tombos. This mixture of Egyptian and Nubian burial practices extends into the postcolonial period at Tombos. Paleopathological analyses indicate that the Nubian and Egyptian individuals living at colonial Tombos enjoyed access to nutritional food resources and displayed low levels of skeletal markers of infection, traumatic injury, and strenuous physical activity. While the Tombos sample is likely not representative of all Egyptian-Nubian interaction during the New Kingdom, the individuals examined appear to have benefited from the relationship. In contrast with many situations of frontier interaction, the bioarchaeological evidence indicates a relatively peaceful coexistence between Egyptians and Nubians at Tombos, and the construction of a new biologically and culturally entangled community.

Studying characterization in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-336
Author(s):  
Shirin Sheikh-Farshi ◽  
Mahmoud Reza Ghorban-Sabbagh ◽  
Shahla Sharifi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Politeness Theory ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Cooperative Principle ◽  
Cognitive Studies ◽  
Complex Characterization ◽  
The Church ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Apart from the stylistic and cognitive studies which have already been done separately on Miller’s The Crucible, this paper provides a new insight into the play and its system of characterization by integrating these approaches. To this end, the paper draws on Jonathan Culpeper’s cognitive stylistic theory of top-down and bottom-up processes in literary text comprehension and characterization. Based on this holistic framework, the paper takes advantage of such stylistic tools as speech acts, the Cooperative Principle and politeness theory to examine features of the language used by the characters Proctor and Danforth. In this regard, the article assimilates those linguistic elements with the embedded schemata within the play. Consequently, the study reveals that Proctor’s complex characterization does not coincide with the readers’ schema and thus they form their impression of his character based on piecemeal integration. On the other hand, Danforth’s character reinforces the readers’ schema about a representative of the church discourse and thus they comprehend his character on the basis of confirmatory categorization. The paper concludes that while Proctor and Danforth have a passive existence in the text or in people’s minds, it is only in the interaction between their language and the readers’ minds that they come into existence.

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?

scholarly journals Erosion of tungsten marker layers in W7-X

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matej Mayer ◽  
Martin Balden ◽  
Sebastijan Brezinsek ◽  
Chandra Prakash Dhard ◽  
Stefan Elgeti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detection Limit ◽  
Rough Surface ◽  
Erosion Rate ◽  
Heat Shield ◽  
Microscopic Scale ◽  
Operational Phase ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract In order to get first insight into net tungsten erosion in W7-X, tungsten (W) marker layers were exposed during the operational phase OP 1.2b at one position of the Test Divertor Unit (TDU), at 21 different positions of the inner heat shield, and at two scraper elements. The maximum tungsten erosion rate at the TDU strike line was 0.13 nm/s averaged over the whole campaign. The erosion was inhomogeneous on a microscopic scale, with higher erosion on ridges of the rough surface inclined towards the plasma and deposition of hydrocarbon layers in the recessed areas of the rough surface. The W erosion at the inner heat shield was below the detection limit of 3 – 6x1012 W-atoms/cm2s, and all inner heat shield tiles were covered with a thin B/C/O layer with thickness in the range 2x1017 – 1018 B + C atoms/cm2 (about 20 – 100 nm B + C). W-erosion of the marker layers on the scraper elements was also below the detection limit.

scholarly journals Aspekte van die genetiese proses by Opperman soos afgelei uit ’n variantestudie van 'Gedagtes by ’n sarkofaag'

Literator ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-56
Author(s):  
E. Meihuizen
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Genetic Process ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
Structural Principles ◽  
De Bruijn ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Final Text

Aspects of the genetic process in the poetry of D.J. Opperman based on an analysis of different versions of the poem 'Gedagtes by ’n sarkofaag' (Thoughts on a sarcophagus) A study of the genesis of a literary text reveals the systematic changes effected by the author during the creative process, and an understanding of these creative tendencies foregrounds structural principles of the final text. In studying a larger corpus of the author’s work, scrutiny of text development affords the means to gain insight into stylistic, semantic and thematic characteristics of the author’s oeuvre. This article focuses on the genesis of D.J. Opperman’s poem “Gedagtes by ’n sarkofaag” within the theoretical framework of Dutch edition theory as represented by Dorleijn (1984), Mathijsen (1997) and De Bruijn (2000) in particular. The different phases of development in the genesis of “Gedagtes by ’n sarkofaag” are identified and represented in a synoptic apparatus. In the analysis of the textual development particular attention is paid to the creation of a symbolic level.

More than half a century under the umbrella of communication strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Oksana Sergeevna Issers
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Thematic Issue ◽  
Corporate Communications ◽  
Linguistic Research ◽  
Communicative Strategies ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Insight Into

The article is a preface for a thematic issue devoted to the study of communication in terms of strategies and tactics of speech behavior. The author sees the reasons for the strong attention to the analysis of speech behavior in anthropocentrism, which has become the leading approach in linguistic research in recent decades. The concept of strategy allows us to comprehend the individual speech actions of the speaker as the implementation of a consistent cognitive plan. A brief insight into the history of the study of communicative strategies and tactics abroad and in Russia is presented. The main fields in communicative research are indicated, where the concepts of strategy and tactics are used. It is noted that most of the research is devoted to the description of strategies and tactics in specific social spheres or institutions and the means of their language manifestation. A review of articles in the thematic issue allows you to see the variety of possible applications of the theory of strategic communication to the analysis of modern discursive practices, including bilingual ones. As one can judge by the publications of the thematic issue, the concept of communication strategy is also used to analyze media, marketing, corporate communications and literary text. It is concluded that the diversity of aspects and approaches in Russian and foreign works testifies to the research potential of the concept itself and the possibilities of its application to various areas of communication

Toward a Theory-Based Measurement of Culture

2011 ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Detmar Straub ◽  
Karen Loch ◽  
Roberto Evaristo ◽  
Elena Karahanna ◽  
Mark Srite
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Insight Into

In reviewing the history of the conceptualization and measurement of “culture,” one quickly realizes that there is wide-ranging and contradictory scholarly opinion about which values, norms, and beliefs should be measured to represent the concept of “culture.” We explore an alternate theory-based view of culture via social identity theory (SIT), which suggests that each individual is influenced by plethora of cultures and sub-cultures–some ethnic, some national, and some organizational. In IS research, the culture of subjects and respondents is problematic because it is typically an overly simplistic categorization. IS research nearly always assumes that an individual living in a particular place and time belongs to a single “culture,” e.g., someone living in Egypt is automatically classified as being a member of the Egyptian culture, or, more broadly, the Arab culture. This dearth of clear concepts and measures for “culture” may explain why cross-cultural research has been so exceedingly difficult to conduct. It may also explain why it has been hard to develop and refine theories. Moreover, it may give insight into why reasonable explained variance in predictive models has not been higher. Finally, it is very possible that much cross-cultural business research could be rightly accused of advancing an “ecological fallacy” by not recognizing the individual makeup of persons with respect to culture. Using SIT (or other theory bases) as grounding for cultural research programs implies the use of certain methodological approaches. Each study would have to establish the salient “cultures” in each individual’s background and include these different “cultures” as independent variables in positivist research. In qualitative research, there would need to be an equally rigorous assessment of the cultural identifiers of each individual.

Further Aspects of Mathematics from New Kingdom Sources

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Imhausen
Keyword(s):  
Number System ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Wisdom Literature ◽  
New Kingdom ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Egyptian Culture ◽  
And Mathematics

This chapter proposes the following scenario: mathematics not only played a huge role within the education and work life of a scribe, but it also held an important role within ancient Egyptian culture in general. This role developed from the beginnings of the Egyptian state and the first uses of the number system (e.g., when the display of large numbers was used to express a certain power) and was by no means confined to the realm of the living. The discussions cover mathematics and wisdom literature, mathematics in the Duties of the Vizier, mathematics and death, and mathematics in architecture and art.

Household or Cottage Industries: Modelling Industrial Diversity in New Kingdom Houses and Courtyards

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna K. Hodgkinson
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
New Kingdom ◽  
Industrial Activity ◽  
Industrial Activities ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Industrial Diversity ◽  
Cottage Industries ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Main City

Both O45.1 at Amarna and IA1 at Gurob, discussed in Chapter 6, can be said to have been purpose-built and to some extent specialized, with the presence of kilns indicating a somewhat focused set of activities. By contrast, the smaller houses, or groups of the same in New Kingdom settlements have been observed to be generally less industrially focused or specialized on all levels. The present chapter therefore discusses a number of case-studies demonstrating artefact diversity in a range of houses, showcasing their variety both in appearance and in functionality. These case-studies include a range of houses in the Main City at Amarna and a comparison of the artefactual evidence they contained of relevant industrial activities in addition to Site J at Malqata. Excavations at Site J in the 1970s have revealed a series of small ovens, the purpose and locations of which will be discussed together with associated objects. This and the artefactual data from the houses at Amarna will provide an insight into the organization of industrial activities on a household-level. In the course of the spatial analysis undertaken for the Main City North (MCN) at Amarna (see Section 2.4), it has become apparent that thirty-four buildings, dispersed throughout this suburb, contained evidence not only of one industrial activity discussed in this book, but of several. The houses, each of which contains evidence of more than one industry, cover a range of varying sizes. While most of these thirty-four houses had a smaller ground area (less than 900m²), some larger ones also contained evidence of multiple industries. Eight of the thirty-four had an area of less than 100m², while a total of sixteen covered between 100 and 900m², the remaining ten houses being larger than 900m² including their courtyards. While most of the larger houses measured between 900 and 3,000m², three houses are even larger than this, with the largest property, R44.2, which measured over 10,000m², belonging to a ‘Steward of Akhenaten’. Table 7.1 demonstrates the combinations of industries queried with the GIS that were in operation in a number of buildings.

بسجل الدخول بالمتحف المصري بالقاهرة 43649 ملاحظات على لوحة پا-سر رقم (Observations on Paser Stela no. 43649 in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo)

Abgadiyat ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
عبد الواحد عبد السلام إبراهيم
Keyword(s):  
New Kingdom ◽  
Land Dispute ◽  
Original Technique ◽  
Eighteenth Dynasty ◽  
Market Town ◽  
Natural Outcome ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Passive Attitude ◽  
Over Time

The stela of Paser, which the Cairo Museum possesses (JdE 43649), is one of the most important religious documents ever found in Egypt. It was unearthed in Abydos, but the exact provenance is unknown. The stela is a limestone of very mediocre quality, and measures 54×35 cm. It was purchased in Balliana, the market town of the Abydos region. The inscriptions and representations are somewhat carelessly incised. It is the single document which provides the greatest information on the cult of King Nebhepetre Ahmose I at Abydos. A good photograph is reproduced of G. Legrain “Un miracle d‘Ahmes Ier a Abydos sous le regne de Ramses II.”, in ASAE 16, 1916. It describes a land dispute put before the barque oracle of the deified Nebpehtyre Ahmose I, in the Year fourteen of the King Ramses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty, some two-hundred-and-thirty- five years following the death of Nebpehtyre Ahmose I. The names and titles of the priests and priestesses serving the cult of King Nebpehtyre Ahmose I are found on a variety of objects from Abydos, spanning the period from the early Eighteenth Dynasty into the reign of King Ramses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The activity of an oracle cult of the deified King during the Ramesside Period implies that significant transformations to the nature and practice of Ahmose‘s worship had taken place over time at Abydos. Perhaps the oracles are the best illustrations of the interest which the deity was believed to take in human affairs. The oracles also show how the Egyptians almost forced their gods to abandon a passive attitude towards men and to reveal their will, advice or knowledge. This was through the intermediary of the statue of the god which was asked questions, though more than one case is related where the initiative was from the god himself. Strangely enough, the practice of approaching the god and consulting him appears relatively late in Egypt, the first known instances dating from the New Kingdom. It is not necessary to conclude from this, as has sometimes been done, that the practice was originally unknown to Egypt, and was introduced from abroad. On the contrary, consultation with the god is the natural outcome of man‘s reasoning, and the rather original technique which the Egyptians devised for this purpose suggests that oracles in Egypt were of native origin. The first reference to the divine being manifested is probably that made by King Tuthmosis III, who relates how, when he was still a boy, the god Amun, in the course of a procession of his statue round the temple, noticed him and halted. (Please note that this article is in Arabic)

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