NEHC 20013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Genetic Disorder, Talatat, Luxor Temple

• School: University of Chicago
• Department: Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
• Course: NEHC 20013
• Professor: Moeller

Document Summary

Lecture 11: the end of amenhotep iii"s reign and beginning of . Malqata excavation provided significant insight into jubilee festival, etc: there existed an ancient lake. Sand dunes created as product of excavating/digging lake. Perhaps two phases to lake, smaller then enlarged. Name: the lake of birket habu: harem palace at malqata. Many theories as to what central palace would have been used for. For queens; king could visit each queen in separate chamber. Others suggest involved ceremonies for sed festival. Tomb robbers would open up mummies: often times contained precious amulets inside (protective purposes in afterlife) Aegean and mesopotamian region always remained outside egypt"s direct control: egypt"s relations with neighboring powers were much more diverse by the reign of amenhotep iii. 3rd c. ad: abu haggag mosque at luxor temple. Luxor cachette (1989): large number of statues found buried in courtyard. Temples would eventually overflow with statues: ritually buried to make space for new ones.