Peace in Ancient Egypt.

Peace in Ancient Egypt.

One of the world's oldest treaties provides the backdrop for a new analysis of the Egyptian concept of hetep (\'peace\'). To understand the full range of meaning of hetep , Peace in Ancient Egypt explores battles against Egypt's enemies, royal offerings to deities, and rituals of...

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Main Author: Vanessa Davies

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

Series: Harvard Egyptological Studies 5.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.

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Hittites > History.
Hittites > Treaties.
Peace treaties > History.

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Call Number: DT88 .D38 2018

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Hetep and a Curious Treaty
  • Violence and Hetep
  • Hetep with and without Offerings
  • Hetep and Maat
  • Interaction and the Offering Scene
  • Hetep, Breath, and Life
  • Hetep and Integration
  • The Hetep Relationship in the Treaty.