Internal Developments: Establishment & Significance of 19th Dynasty Flashcards
1
Q
Context
Establishment
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- Horemheb left no heir
- Horemheb appointed visier Paramessu (an army man) as his choice for succession
- Paramessu ascended to the throne as Ramesses I and echoed his role model, Ahmose, founder of 18th Dynasty and expeller of the Hyksos
2
Q
Epithets and Titles
from that souper 🍲 confusing table
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Title of Horus → god of kingship and protection
- Amenhotep III: “Strong Bull - Appearing in Truth” → enlightenment, peace
- Seti I: “Strong Bull - Nourishing the Two Lands” → militaristic
- Common title adopted: “Strong Bull” → strength and fertility
Title of Nekhbet, Beloved of the Two Ladies
- Amenhotep III: “He who establishes laws and pacifies the Two Lands” → diplomacy, peace
- Ramesses I: “Appearing as king like Atum” → creator (primordial god)
- Seti I: “Bringer of Renaissance, strong-armed, subduing the foe” → militaristic
Title of Horus of Gold (sun god)
- Amenhotep III: “Great of strength, smiter of the Asiatics” → concept of warrior pharaoh
- Ramesses I: “establishing right throughout the Two Lands” → post-Amarna period
- Seti I: “Repeating appearances, mighty of bows in all lands” → militaristic
Title of the Sedge and the Bee (upper and lower Egypt)
- Amenhotep III: “Re, lord of truth”
- Ramesses I: “Enduring of might is Re”
- Seti I: “Enduring of might is Re”
Title of Son of Re
- Amenhotep III: “Ruler of Thebes” → significant city
- Ramesses I: “Re has fashioned him” → deification
- Seti I: “He of the god Seth, beloved of Ptah” → deification
3
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Rise of Seti I
Establishment
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- Succeeds father Ramesses I
- Accredited for shaping the nature and purpose of the new dynasty
- Aimed to revive the military glory of the 18th Dynasty
- image of Seti I from his temple shows him wearing the symbols of power → see cards in death+funerary customs deck
