Middle Kingdom Flashcards
Middle kingdom dates
mid 11th - 13/ beginning 14th dynasty
Who becomes the main god of the dead
Osiris
what is the holy capital in the middle kingdom
Abydos
What is the middle kingdom characterized by
rich and stable period at all times
intense literary activity
tombs are small made in bricks, and temples big
where do the kings of the 12th dynasty set their residences
Fayum region
What new class is birth during the middle kingdom
Middle class
What Theban God comes to the forefront
Amun
Language spoken in the middle kingdom
Classical Egyptian
Pyramid texts
texts inscribed in walls of burial chambers
only kings and high officials can have them
coffin texts
governors and their family began to have texts on their coffin
Hyksos
Invade egypt at the end of middle kingdom and takes the capital of memphis
what happens at the End of the middle kingdom
power weakens cause of short reigns of dozens of kings
behedety
protective winged sun disk
chendjit
royal loin cloth
win-win system
offerings and care must be made to the gods
system of gift and counter gift
Physical trait of Sisostris
heavy eyelids and droopy lips
who discovered the treasury of Tod, The two statues of Sesostris, and climbed egypts highest mountain
Fernand Bisson
Tawaret
hippo goddess, takes care of birth and birth giving
What color is linked to Hathor
blue or turquoise
12th dynasty dating criteria
thin and elongated
ideal female body - small high breast, rounded hips, long legs and free arms
New gestures for prayer and respect
left hand on chest
two hands on thigh
mentle
long kilt
high dignitary clothing
long kilt
costume of a vizier
long dress with cord attached around neck
vizier
2nd to the pharaoh
3 benefits of being deposited in a temple
under gods protection
benefit from offerings
recognized by the living
What can cube statues represent
submission to someone superior or temple guardians
