Regime change and the administration of Thebes during the twenty-fifth dynasty
In the mid-Eighth Century BC Egypt was conquered by the kings Kush, based at Napata in Sudan, who then ruled the country for several decades to 664. This study assesses the nature and extent of the impact of the Twenty-fifth dynasty kings on the existing administrative and governmental structures of Thebes as reflected in the prosopographical record. This evidence forms the basis of an assessment of the role of the Vizier, Theban Governor, Chief Priest of Amun, God's Wife of Amun and other key individuals, their relationships with each other and with the ruling kings. The evidence suggests that in the process of taking control of Thebes, the Kushites brought about certain changes to the administration of the city which would lend the period a distinctive character. This is evident in the interruption of the hereditary succession of titles such as that of Vizier; the investment in the institution of the God's Wife, which was headed by a member of the royal family but controlled by an official with an entirely new title, the Chief Steward of the God's Wife; the introduction of ethnic Kushites including royal family members into prominent offices; and the reorganisation of the military. Most of these changes
Naunton, Christopher Hugh
Regime change and the administration of Thebes during the twenty-fifth dynasty. In the mid-Eighth Century BC Egypt was conquered by the kings Kush, based at Napata in Sudan, who then ruled the country for several decades to 664. This study assesses the nature and extent of the impact of the Twenty-fifth dynasty kings on the existing administrative and governmental structures of Thebes as reflected in the prosopographical record. This evidence forms the basis of an assessment of the role of the Vizier, Theban Governor, Chief Priest of Amun, God's Wife of Amun and other key individuals, their relationships with each other and with the ruling kings. The evidence suggests that in the process of taking control of Thebes, the Kushites brought about certain changes to the administration of the city which would lend the period a distinctive character. This is evident in the interruption of the hereditary succession of titles such as that of Vizier; the investment in the institution of the God's Wife, which was headed by a member of the royal family but controlled by an official with an entirely new title, the Chief Steward of the God's Wife; the introduction of ethnic Kushites including royal family members into prominent offices; and the reorganisation of the military. Most of these changes
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