Date of Award
Summer 6-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA in Egyptology & Coptology
Department
Sociology, Egyptology & Anthroplology Department
First Advisor
Salima Ikram
Second Advisor
NA
Third Advisor
NA
Abstract
Two specific aspects of Middle Kingdom Egyptian apotropaia, amethyst amulets and inscribed ivory wands, are connected by their religious, magical, and mythological connotations. The shared significance of these objects is made clear by iconographic similarities and textual references. The wands in particular are shown to represent a particular mythological moment, the return of the Solar Eye of Re to Egypt. Both amethyst objects and ivory wands reference this important mythological event in ways that illustrate the multi-level importance of the myth in the cultural landscape of the Middle Kingdom Egyptians.
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Hackley, L.
(2014).Amethyst, apotropaia, and the Eye of Re [Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/sae_etd/1
MLA Citation
Hackley, Laurel. Amethyst, apotropaia, and the Eye of Re. 2014. American University in Cairo, Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/sae_etd/1