The Notion of the "Three Hill Country" in the Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22338097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elsharnouby R, Rehab Elsharnouby (Higher Institute for Tourism, Hotels and Computer, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 115-130 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2090-4932 • E-ISSN: 2090-4940 |
| Publisher | Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21608/ejars.2013.7281 |
| OpenAlex | W2803438737 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The ancient times witnessed no deserts as the vast deserts were once agricultural territoriesenriched by water of the heavy rains. By the Pharaonic Periods, the Nile Valley was restrictedbetween two barren plateaus; these deserts were formed of several hilly chains of sandstraversed by valleys linking between the Nile and the deserts. These hilly chains wererepresented on the Egyptian monuments and its accompanying texts by the sign xAstwhich is the origin of our main concern. The research deals with the significance of thexAst sign such as the deserts, the foreign countries the necropolis; and its various ways ofwritings in the ancient Egypt Language ,, . Then, the study throwssome light on the types of land referred to as xAst such as the mountainous land, theforeign countries surrounding the Egyptian land and the deserts. It also focuses on the namesof the geographical divisions determined with the xAst sign dSrt,smyt, Mrw, Nw, Wart, Bw. It deals as well with thenames of the Egyptian provinces and regions determined with the SignxAst such as:Abw Elephantine, imnt the west, xAsww Sakha, sAwwWadi El-Guawassis, TAaw El-Kosseir, swnA Shouna, DAftySafa, wHAt The Oases, etc Then the research focuses on the notion of the"three hill country" in the ancient Egyptian texts through the different historical phasesindicating the various significances meant by the determinative xAst:- the determinative ofthe eastern and western mountains, the determinative of the necropolis and the determinativeof the foreign countries. It also studies the titles related to the term xAst: either titlesrelated to the foreign countries or the deserts. Finally, the study ends by the scenes andmonuments related to the sign xAst, and the gods titles and names related to the xAstsign as the Gods Spd, Ha and Min
Ancient history · Archaeology · Civilization · Geography · History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Highly cited | No |
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