The coronation ceremony during the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt : an analysis of three "coronation" inscriptions
This thesis provides a detailed interpretation of three key texts described in Egyptological research as ~coronation inscriptions:~ the Historical Inscription of Hatshepsut, Thutmose III's Texte de la jeunesse, and Horemheb's Turin inscription. Similarities and differences between these texts, as well as other sources, both textual and pictorial, are discussed. A clear terminology is laid out, distinguishing between accession (the royal heir becoming king at the death of their predecessor), crowning (the action of placing the crowns on the new king's head), and coronation ceremony (following the accession by some time on which occasion the new ruler would have been bestowed with the crowns and regalia of his office, perhaps for the first time). The main aim of this thesis is to determine whether it would be accurate to label the discussed texts as coronation inscriptions and, if not, how they can best be described. It is determined that the evidence supports the earlier conclusion reached by Redford, that it would be incorrect to speak of a ĂąÂÂcoronation ceremonyĂąÂÂ in the dynastic period, for new kings would have been crowned at their accessions in a palace setting, soon after the death of their predecessors,
Belekdanian, Arto Onnig Arto Onnig
Ancient History ; Egyptology ; 18th Dynasty ; Coronation ; Accession ; Eighteenth Dynasty ; Ancient Egypt ; Royal texts ; Royal succession
The coronation ceremony during the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt : an analysis of three "coronation" inscriptions. This thesis provides a detailed interpretation of three key texts described in Egyptological research as ~coronation inscriptions:~ the Historical Inscription of Hatshepsut, Thutmose III's Texte de la jeunesse, and Horemheb's Turin inscription. Similarities and differences between these texts, as well as other sources, both textual and pictorial, are discussed. A clear terminology is laid out, distinguishing between accession (the royal heir becoming king at the death of their predecessor), crowning (the action of placing the crowns on the new king's head), and coronation ceremony (following the accession by some time on which occasion the new ruler would have been bestowed with the crowns and regalia of his office, perhaps for the first time). The main aim of this thesis is to determine whether it would be accurate to label the discussed texts as coronation inscriptions and, if not, how they can best be described. It is determined that the evidence supports the earlier conclusion reached by Redford, that it would be incorrect to speak of a ĂąÂÂcoronation ceremonyĂąÂÂ in the dynastic period, for new kings would have been crowned at their accessions in a palace setting, soon after the death of their predecessors,
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