This paper traces the use of a number of Egyptian terms expressing the concepts of "Kingship", "Rule", and "Monarchy" in the Middle Kingdom Coffin Texts, with a view to homing in on questions such as the appropriateness of current translations, the royal or non-royal origin of the texts, the much-discussed concept of "democratization" in the use of Egyptian funerary texts, and the role of mythical metaphor in expressing afterlife conceptions and beliefs.
Publication Type
- Article
Book Name
Concepts in Middle Kingdom funerary culture. Proceedings of the Lady Wallis Budge Anniversary Symposium held at Christ’s College, Cambridge, 22 January 2016
ISSN/ISBN
978-90-04-39984-6