Archaism and Innovation: Studies in the Culture of Middle Kingdom Egypt

by David Silverman (Editor), William Kelly Simpson (Editor), Josef Wegner (Editor)

Overview

The current volume assembles a series of studies of Middle Kingdom culture gathered around the theme of archaism, change, and innovation. The papers had their origin in a symposium the University of Pennsylvania Museum hosted in 2002, and held in memory of the great Middle Kingdom scholar, Oleg Berlev. The Penn Museum organized the conference that received generous support from the Center for Ancient Studies of the University of Pennsylvania and the Marilyn and William Kelly Simpson Endowment in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. For the publication, the authors revised and augmented their essays, allowing this volume to include up-to-date information. The editors also invited other scholars to contribute additional studies resulting in a volume that deals with the Middle Kingdom in a broader context. The Marilyn and William Kelly Simpson endowment in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University generously provided the funds necessary for the publication of the volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780980206517
Publisher:	Yale Egyptology
Publication date:	12/31/2009
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.30(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Archaism and Innovation: Towards Defining the Cultural Expression of Egypt's Middle Kingdom: David P. Silverman, William Kelly Simpson, Josef Wegner

I. Royal Statuary:
A Middle Kingdom Masterwork in Boston: MFA 2002.609: Rita E. Freed and Jack A. Josephson
The Statue Acc. No. 25.6 in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Two Versions of Throne Decorations: Dorothea Arnold

II . Architecture and the Royal Mortuary Tradition:
Non-Royal Burials in the Teti Pyramid Cemetery and the Early Twelfth Dynasty: David P. Silverman
The Tomb of Senwosret III at Abydos: Considerations on the Origins and Development of the Royal Amduat-Tomb: Josef Wegner

III. Lahun Studies
Temple(s) and Town at el-Lahun: A Study of the Ancient Toponyms in the El-Lahun Papyri: Lots I and II from Lahun: Mark Collier

IV. Text and Language
Old and New in the Middle Kingdom: James P. Allen
The Stela of Sehetepibre (CG 20538): Borrowings and Innovation: Ronald J. Leprohon

V. Administration
Rulers and Administrators-Dynasty 12: The Rule of the House of Itj-towy with Some Personal Reminiscences: William Kelly Simpson
Four Titles: What is the Difference? Stephen Quirke

VI. Funerary Arts: Funerary Pottery in the Middle Kingdom: Archaism or Revival? Susan J. Allen
Funerary Equipment from Deir el-Bersha in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Denise Doxey
False Doors and History: The First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom: Edward Brovarski

VII . Religion and Iconography: The Early History of "New Kingdom" Netherworld Iconography: A Late Middle Kingdom Apotropaic Wand Reconsidered: Joshua Roberson
A Decorated Birth-Brick from South Abydos: New Evidence on Childbirth and Birth Magic in the Middle Kingdom: Josef Wegner