The Books behind the Masks : Sources of Warfare Leadership in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Warfare Series Volume 4 /

The Books behind the Masks : Sources of Warfare Leadership in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Warfare Series Volume 4 /

The study of the ancient Egyptian military and warfare now encompasses the background court society in which the various eulogies drawn up for the glorification of the kings were composed. This study proceeds from a previous analysis of the leadership characteristics of the military pharaohs to thei...

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Main Author: Spalinger, Anthony (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2022.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 124.

Subjects:

Egyptian literature > History and criticism.
Eulogies > Egypt > History and criticism.
Inscriptions, Egyptian.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Narration (Rhetoric)
War in literature.

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Call Number: PJ1488 PJ1488 .S63 2021

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • List of Plates
  • Introduction and Themes
  • 1 Kamose's War Records
  • 2 Thutmose  III and Megiddo
  • 3 The Structure of the Kadesh Poem
  • 4 Merenptah and the Israel Stela
  • 5 Merenptah and Ramesses  III
  • 6 Pharaoh Pianchy and His Great Stela
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.