Annik Wüthrich (2021)
L’expression de la filiation à la XXIe dynastie: reflet d’une réalité historique ou simple effet de mode? L’exemple du Livre des Morts
Bulletin de la Société française d'égyptologie, Bd. 204, S. 114-140

Publication date: 03.08.2021

Lengths of the embargo period: 12 months

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1553/ERC_StG_757951_A.Wuethrich_L_expression_de_la_filiation_a_la_XXIe_dynastie:_reflet_d_une_realit_historique_ou_simple_effet_de_mode_L_exemple_du_Livre_des_Morts

Abstract

The study of expressions of filiation has already been the subject of several articles, which were limited to periods prior to the Third Intermediate Period. The aim of this article is to evaluate these expressions within the specific framework of the Books of the Dead from the 21st and 22nd Dynasties. These periods are marked by a significant increase in the variety of expressions employed, whereas the New Kingdom manuscripts expressed filiation according to a more uniform and rigid scheme. Similarly to what happens with titles and despite the diversity of expressions, one observes a progressive decrease in the mention of filiation which almost disappears from funerary papyri, while long genealogies on temple statues are developing. This contribution attempts to understand the motivations behind the use of these expressions and more generally to grasp their purpose in expressing the identity of the deceased.

Project

Challenging Time(s)´ – A New Approach to Written Sources for Ancient Egyptian Chronology ( CT)

This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 757951 and is hosted at the Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The results published are solely within the author’s responsibility and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Research Council or the European Commission who must not be held responsible for either contents or their further use.

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