On Stallions and Mares
Gendering of War Horses Used in Ancient Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22432017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uroš Matić (0000-0003-0701-6104, Medical University of Graz), Lonneke Delpeut (0009-0007-6704-8358, University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 182-211 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology & Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2166-3548 • E-ISSN: 2166-3556 |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.14.2.0182 |
| OpenAlex | W7168271970 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
The horses accompanying the pharaoh in depictions of his battles often play an important role in establishing his superior status. They are displayed as larger and often more masculine than the enemy’s horses. Since these depictions had a very specific goal, it is fair to question the images’ relation to reality. Through a combination of textual and image analysis, which includes some interpretations of equine terms, this article delves into the use of horses of different sex in ancient Egypt, especially in the ancient Egyptian and enemy armies. It examines the role of specific image content and establishes what these images can tell us about the sex of the horses and their role in expressing the gender of people. Secondly, the article looks at lists of spoils of war to determine what kind of horses found their way into Egypt through plundering.
Adversary · Ancient egypt · Middle East · Relation (database) · Spanish Civil War · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |