| Die Göttin Mr.T.: Entstehung Und Verehrung Einer Personifikation Contributor(s): Guglielmi (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004088148 ISBN-13: 9789004088146 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $331.55 Product Type: Paperback Language: German Published: December 1990 Annotation: Among the numerous deities invested with special spheres of responsibility in ancient Egypt "Mr.t is charged with the salutation of the deity (king or god) and the provision of cult-music. Since there is no lack of source material relating to the goddess from all periods right down to Roman times, "Mr.t readily provides an exemplary demonstration of a minor deity's transformation through time. Her original deification must have taken place during the 4th and 5th dynasties when the chorus designated "Mr.t came to be personified as the ritual figure ""Mr.t upon the house of Gold" at the Hebsed and the first "Priests-of-"Mr. t"-titles appeared. To the characteristic iconography, tress of hair and special gesture taken over from the chorus by the deity more symbols came to be added: the mysterious House of Gold, the place where statues were fashioned; the heraldic plants of Upper and Lower Egypt; and, in Ptolemaic times, the harp. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Ancient - Egypt |
| Dewey: 299.31 |
| LCCN: 90020167 |
| Series: Probleme Der Agyptologie |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.34" W x 9.44" (1.48 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Among the numerous deities invested with special spheres of responsibility in ancient Egypt Mr.t is charged with the salutation of the deity (king or god) and the provision of cult-music. Since there is no lack of source material relating to the goddess from all periods right down to Roman times, Mr.t readily provides an exemplary demonstration of a minor deity's transformation through time. Her original deification must have taken place during the 4th and 5th dynasties when the chorus designated Mr.t came to be personified as the ritual figure "Mr.t upon the house of Gold" at the Hebsed and the first "Priests-of-Mr. t"-titles appeared. To the characteristic iconography, tress of hair and special gesture taken over from the chorus by the deity more symbols came to be added: the mysterious House of Gold, the place where statues were fashioned; the heraldic plants of Upper and Lower Egypt; and, in Ptolemaic times, the harp. |