Der Nil bei den Kuschiten
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23815533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angelika Lohwasser (0000-0002-7090-7463, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 319-330 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Spuren der Altägyptischen Gesellschaft (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110761665-019 |
| OpenAlex | W4309520388 |
| ISBN | 9783110761665 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 3 |
Although the Nile played an important economic and ritual role for the Kushite pharaohs of the 25th dynasty in Egypt, this applies much less to the area south of the 1st cataract. The Nile with its cataracts and particular the north-south course between Abu Hamed and ed Debba is in Kush less an axis of communication but rather a border that is difficult to cross. This situation was one of the factors that promoted the ruling system as a “segmentary state”. But the ritual character was also much weaker in Kush: The Meroitic temples are mostly oriented away from the Nile towards the southeast, which suggests that the connection to the Nile was not important for the cult practice.
Ancient history · Character (mathematics) · Cult · Geography · State (computer science) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |