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In Renewing Royal Imagery: Akhenaten and Family in the Amarna Tombs, Arlette David offers a systematic, in-depth analysis of the visual presentation of ancient Egyptian kingship during Akhenaten's reign (circa 1350 B.C.) in the elite tombs of his new capital, domain of his god Aten, and attempts to answer two basic questions: how can Amarna imagery look so blatantly Egyptian and yet be intrinsically different? And why did it need to be so?

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“(…) cet ouvrage offre un grand intérêt pour les recherches amarniennes et jette une nouvelle lumière sur la manière dont la réforme politico-religieuse entreprise par Akhénaton attacha une immense importance au discours iconographique et aux détails de sa mise en scène, ouvrant ainsi la voie à de nombreuses innovations en matière de royauté et de religion décelables au coeur de l’iconographie, comme, par exemple, le rôle et le statut toujours plus important conféré à l’épouse royale et aux jeunes princesses, dans un esprit de modernité précurseur qui ne pouvait survivre tel quel à la mort du pharaon.” - Cathie Spieser, Université de Fribourg, in Bibliotheca Orientalis, LXXVIII N° 5-6, oktober-december 2021

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Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Introduction  1 Description vs. Interpretation  2 What’s Wrong with the ‘Queen of Punt’?  3 Royal Scenes in Amarna Elite Tombs 1 Offering King Motif: King as Officiant  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 2 Driving King Motif: King in Apotheosis  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 3 Feasting King Motif: King as Consumer  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 4 Patron King Motif: King as Benefactor  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 5 Mourning King Motif: King Facing Loss  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation Conclusions Bibliography General Index Egyptian Lexemes Index Egyptian Texts Index Museum Items Index

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 01/10/2020
      ISBN13: 9789004440500, 978-9004440500
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      Book Synopsis
      In Renewing Royal Imagery: Akhenaten and Family in the Amarna Tombs, Arlette David offers a systematic, in-depth analysis of the visual presentation of ancient Egyptian kingship during Akhenaten's reign (circa 1350 B.C.) in the elite tombs of his new capital, domain of his god Aten, and attempts to answer two basic questions: how can Amarna imagery look so blatantly Egyptian and yet be intrinsically different? And why did it need to be so?

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      “(…) cet ouvrage offre un grand intérêt pour les recherches amarniennes et jette une nouvelle lumière sur la manière dont la réforme politico-religieuse entreprise par Akhénaton attacha une immense importance au discours iconographique et aux détails de sa mise en scène, ouvrant ainsi la voie à de nombreuses innovations en matière de royauté et de religion décelables au coeur de l’iconographie, comme, par exemple, le rôle et le statut toujours plus important conféré à l’épouse royale et aux jeunes princesses, dans un esprit de modernité précurseur qui ne pouvait survivre tel quel à la mort du pharaon.” - Cathie Spieser, Université de Fribourg, in Bibliotheca Orientalis, LXXVIII N° 5-6, oktober-december 2021

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Introduction  1 Description vs. Interpretation  2 What’s Wrong with the ‘Queen of Punt’?  3 Royal Scenes in Amarna Elite Tombs 1 Offering King Motif: King as Officiant  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 2 Driving King Motif: King in Apotheosis  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 3 Feasting King Motif: King as Consumer  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 4 Patron King Motif: King as Benefactor  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation 5 Mourning King Motif: King Facing Loss  1 Description  2 Iconography  3 Interpretation Conclusions Bibliography General Index Egyptian Lexemes Index Egyptian Texts Index Museum Items Index

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