NMC253H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abydos King List, Faiyum Oasis, Maat
21 Jan 2020
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Recap and timeline pre-dynastic to middle kingdom. But embodiment of sun-disk, the outer material manifestation of the light and power of the sun] Atum means he completes" he is the one who completes, and who is complete; he is everything and he is nothing. He was nothing and became everything, and made everything. Shu and tefnut have geb [earth] and nut [sky] Geb and nut have osiris, isis, seth, and nephthys. The world was perfect at creation with maat and thus maat must be retained, and isfet fought. Hermopolis town of 8 [amun, kek, nun, heh] Fayyum oasis nun; creator is a crocodile deity who travels through the lake at night to rise in the sun in the morning. All creation myths effected by local traditions, geography, environment, politics. King lists in temples and tombs abydos king list, starting with king mene. Royal monuments and private monuments [dated; imagery of events]
