Middle Kingdom - Literature And Hieroglyphs Flashcards
Who had tombs in the 6th dynasty?
High officials
How any tombs would a family burial have?
40
What happened to the state structure at the end of the 4th century
The state was run by bureaucrats, so bureaucracy keeps expanding and the tombs become more elaborate
What were the three main problems of the first intermediate period?
- disunity
- high taxation
- high Nile
Name the seven different types of literature
- teachings - wisdom literature
- discourses - less didactic
- laments
- tales
- hymns
- compositions and fragments
- religious texts
Name the two main events that happen in the 13th dynasty
- southern forts begin deteriorating, foreign people start coming into Egypt
- the Hyksos and Nubians start to have an impact upon culture
What are the most unique texts of the Middle Kingdom?
Pyramid texts
Which statuary shows a pharaoh being nursed by Isis, therefore being treated as if he is Horus?
Pepi II
Name a lavishly decorated tombs of a nomarch
Tomb of Serenput I
Which tomb complex is located in Deir el-Bahrain?
Mentuhotep II’s complex
What offering was found inside the tomb of Mentuhotep II at Deir El-Bahari?
Model workers
