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Book SynopsisSelf-presentation is the oldest and most common component of ancient Egyptian high culture. It arose in the context of private tomb records, where the character and role of an individual—invariably a well-to-do non-royal elite official or administrator—were presented purposefully: published by inscription and image, to a contemporary audience and to posterity. Living Forever: Self-presentation in Ancient Egypt looks at how and why non-royal elites in ancient Egypt represented themselves, through language and art, on monuments, tombs, stelae, and statues, and in literary texts, from the Early Dynastic Period to the Thirtieth Dynasty. Bringing together essays by international Egyptologists and archaeologists from a range of backgrounds, the chapters in this volume offer fresh insight into the form, content, and purpose of ancient Egyptian presentations of the self. Applying different approaches and disciplines, they explore how these self-representations, which encapsulated a discourse with gods and men alike, yield rich historical and sociological information, provide examples of ancient rhetorical devices and repertoire, and shed light on notions of the self and collective memory in ancient Egypt.
Trade Review"Coherent analysis. . . . Advanced students and scholars will delight in exploring these representations, which are often humorous and clever, and provide readers with a deeper understanding of the culture, values, and sociopolitical context of ancient Egypt. Highly Recommended" —
CHOICETable of ContentsMaps Figures Plates Tables Notes on Contributors Foreword James P. Allen Acknowledgments Hussein Bassir Preface Hussein Bassir Note on Transliteration and Dates Chronology Abbreviations Introduction: Self-Presentation Dynamics and Strategies Christopher Eyre 1. Self-Presentation in the Early Dynasties (1–3) Juan Carlos Moreno García 2. Self-Presentation in the Late Old Kingdom (Dynasties 5–6) Hana Vymazalová 3. Self-Presentation in the Eleventh Dynasty Renata Landgrafova 4. Self-Presentation in the Twelfth Dynasty Ronald Leprohon 5. Self-Presentation in the Second Intermediate Period R. Gareth Roberts 6. Self-Presentation in the Eighteen Dynasty: The Egyptian Self in Dynasty 18 – Ethics of 7. Self-Presentation in the Ramesside Period Colleen Manassa Darnell 8. Self-Presentation in the Third Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21–24) Roberto B. Gozzoli 9. “My Lord Who Came from the South”: Self-Presentation in the Kushite Period (Dynasty 25) Jeremy Pope 10. Self-Presentation of Women from the Middle of the Fourth to the End of the First Centuries B.C. Maxim Panov 11. Conclusion: Ruling Themes of Egyptian Self-Presentational Traditions over the Millennia Hussein Bassir Index
