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Reconsideration in Gender Precedence iconography: Two Stelae from Deir el-Medina as A case study

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Ancient Egyptian art

Abstract

Ancient Egyptian women got several rights equally to men in life and the afterlife. They had the right to work, educate, inherit, and own properties. They were afforded to authorize the production of coffins, stelae and other funeral objects, engraved by their names. This paper will investigate the women's iconography as gender precedence in two stelae from Deir el-Medina which will reveal some unusual styles that break the rules of fixed artistic patterns and become an essential point in knowing the actual owner. The objectives of this paper are to define the meaning of ‘gender precedence in iconography and its role in recognizing the dedicator and to tackle the notion of women's religious piety. To classify the so-called ‘Women's stelae' according to their illustrated composition. The research methodology will be achieved through an iconographical analysis of the artistic styles and a deep examination of the inscriptions of two stelae with a comparison to counterpart examples. As a means to erect a clear theory about the participation of women in possession of cultic furniture. The findings summarize the importance of iconographical criterion in re-contextualizing the role of women in religious life.

DOI

10.21608/mjthr.2022.141339.1040

Keywords

Women stelae, Gender Precedence, Votive, New Kingdom

Authors

First Name

Gehad

Last Name

Bakr

MiddleName

Mohamed Ibrahim

Affiliation

Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Minia University

Email

gehad.mohamed@mu.edu.eg

City

Minya

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First Name

Engy

Last Name

El-kilany

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-

Affiliation

Professor, Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Minia University

Email

jenneykilany@hotmail.com

City

Minia

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-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abo el-Magd

MiddleName

Abo el-Magd

Affiliation

Professor, Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Minia University

Email

gloryluxor777@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Walaa

Last Name

Abd Elhakim

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

Email

walaa.abdelhakeem@mu.edu.eg

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Minia

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Volume

14

Article Issue

1

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35238

Issue Date

2022-12-01

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2022-05-29

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

75

Page End

90

Print ISSN

2357-0652

Online ISSN

2735-4741

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https://mjthr.journals.ekb.eg/article_246102.html

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Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR

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https://mjthr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Reconsideration in Gender Precedence iconography: Two Stelae from Deir el-Medina as A case study

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23 Jan 2023