The Ramesside Period: Dynasties 19-20, C. 1300-1070 Flashcards
When was the rammeside period?
Dynasties 19-20, c.1300-1070
Where does the power return to in Egypt?
Back north to Avaris
What problem do we face now that happened in the 20th century bc
Tomb robberies
What change is seen in the figures in art?
We see a western invasion as the skin tones on the art change
Who ruled in the north and in the valley at the end of the Middle Kingdom?
- high priest of Amun at Thebes rules most of the valley
- the 21st dynasty kings ruled in the north
Where did the northern capital move from and to?
Moved from Avaris to Tanis
Where are the royals buried and what happened to the old place?
Deri el-medina no longer has a settlement and the royals are now buried at the royal necropolis at Tanis.
Academic opinion of the Ramesside period
Dodson
-the rescue of burial materials at the necropolis at Tanis by Ramesses II is very clear
What did Tutankhamun restore to art?
He restored the name of Amun, seen on a ramesside period engraving
Which kings list leaves out the Amarna kings?
Abydos kings list
What is on the north exterior wall of the temple of Karnak?
The military success of Seti I
Where did Amenhotep I found for kings to be buried?
The Valley of the Kings
Which literature was found in the tomb of Amenhotep II?
The book of Amduat, it’s religious literature and is translated to what’s in the underworld
Which religious book features the weighing of the heart
The book of the dead
Which funerary mask of a king was discovered by Howard Carter?
The golden funerary mask of Tutankhamun
