When Pharaoh Turned the Landscape into a Stela: Royal Living-Rock Monuments at the Edges of the Egyptian World

The Egyptian view of the natural world is well understood: the landscape, whose elements were deified and personified, was viewed as an active and influential force on daily life. However, scholars have yet to fully consider the ideological and political functions of royal monuments carved directly...

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Main Author: Thum, Jen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2016
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2016, Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 68-77
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