Project description
Taking a closer look at ancient Egyptian temple walls
The walls of ancient Egyptian temples tell many stories. The iconography is an important source of knowledge for understanding religion, thought or ideology. The EU-funded DecoProg project will study the iconographic programme of these temples to explain how they may reflect the needs of the kingship and legitimacy, as well as explore the relations of power and identity established during the 18th dynasty (ca. 1539-1292 BC). This was a time of ideological rebirth and political stability. The findings will shed light on the interactions between the royal and funerary worship of the sovereign in such ‘Temples of millions of years’ as well as other types of temples dedicated to deities.
Objective
The iconography of temples is an aspect that has been frequently treated in Egyptian research. Yet, it is still an important source of knowledge for understanding the religion, thought, or ideology of ancient Egypt. In the 18th dynasty (ca. 1539-1292 BC), a time of ideological rebirth and political stability, specific constructions proliferate: the temples of millions of years. This action will conceive how the decoration of these temples possessed a particular iconographic program and how their iconographic programs may reflect the needs of the kingship and legitimacy, as well as to explore the relations of power and identity established at that period. For this purpose, the proposal will focus on a specific aspect: the analysis of the interactions between the royal and funerary worship of the sovereign in the temples of millions of years and in other types of temples dedicated to deities, as well as in relation to the royal and private tombs. A database will, for the first time, gather scenes related to the project. The action will be carried out in the section Égypte Nilotique et Méditerranéenne (ENiM) of the laboratory of Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes (ASM, UMR 5140, CNRS, University Paul-Valéry, Montpellier) under the supervision of Prof. Marc Gabolde and Prof. Sébastien Biston-Moulin. The host institution is one of the best in the Egyptological field. It has huge experience in editing epigraphic and iconographic primary sources, in project management in Egypt, and has a strong network. The allocation will contribute to the research activities of the host laboratory while developing the own candidate network of contacts through the dissemination/publication of the results and by organizing a scientific workshop. The candidate will particularly develop skills in: database creation, management, and use, with specific training activities at the host institution; budget management; teaching at the university level; organizing scientific conferences.
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- natural sciences computer and information sciences databases
- humanities history and archaeology history
- social sciences sociology ideologies
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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34199 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
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