Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom

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In this paper, we will analyze the incorporation of the mythical narrative of the birth and early moments of life of the king-god Horus to funerary literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom. We will consider the ways it was narrated, the social groups that utilized it, and the general chara...

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Autor principal: Hofman, Bárbara
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2024
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myth
Horus Child
funerary literature
uses of myth
mito
Horus Niño
literatura funeraria
usos del mito
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spelling I28-R145-16260_oai2025-03-11 Hofman, Bárbara 2024-12-26 In this paper, we will analyze the incorporation of the mythical narrative of the birth and early moments of life of the king-god Horus to funerary literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom. We will consider the ways it was narrated, the social groups that utilized it, and the general characteristics of the historical contexts in which it was reproduced. The analysis of the processes of edition, appropriation, and adaptation of the episode helps identify changes in symbolic conceptions and sociopolitical practices experienced by Egyptian society throughout its history. Furthermore, the use of the narrative must have been a fundamental element of the legitimizing discourse of the prevailing order in each of the periods considered. En el presente trabajo analizaremos la incorporación del relato mítico del nacimiento y primeros momentos de vida del dios-rey Horus en la literatura funeraria desde el Reino Antiguo al Reino Nuevo. Ponderaremos las formas en las que fue narrado, los grupos sociales que hicieron uso de éste y los rasgos generales de los contextos históricos en los que fue puesto en circulación. El análisis de los procesos de edición, apropiación y adaptación del episodio constituye una vía para la identifica-ción de los cambios en las concepciones simbólicas y las prácticas sociopolíticas que experimentó la sociedad egipcia en el curso de su historia. Asimismo, el uso del relato debió constituir un elemento fundamental del discurso legitimador del orden vigente en cada uno de los períodos considerados. application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/16260 10.34096/rihao.n25.16260 spa Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/16260/13883 Derechos de autor 2024 Bárbara Hofman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Revista del Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental 'Dr. Abraham Rosenvasser'; Núm. 25 (2024) 2683-9660 0325-1209 myth Horus Child funerary literature uses of myth mito Horus Niño literatura funeraria usos del mito Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom Horus Niño en el mundo de los muertos. El mito en la literatura funeraria, desde el Reino Antiguo al Reino Nuevo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=rihao&d=16260_oai
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Horus Child
funerary literature
uses of myth
mito
Horus Niño
literatura funeraria
usos del mito
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Horus Child
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uses of myth
mito
Horus Niño
literatura funeraria
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Hofman, Bárbara
Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
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Horus Child
funerary literature
uses of myth
mito
Horus Niño
literatura funeraria
usos del mito
description In this paper, we will analyze the incorporation of the mythical narrative of the birth and early moments of life of the king-god Horus to funerary literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom. We will consider the ways it was narrated, the social groups that utilized it, and the general characteristics of the historical contexts in which it was reproduced. The analysis of the processes of edition, appropriation, and adaptation of the episode helps identify changes in symbolic conceptions and sociopolitical practices experienced by Egyptian society throughout its history. Furthermore, the use of the narrative must have been a fundamental element of the legitimizing discourse of the prevailing order in each of the periods considered.
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title Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
title_short Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
title_full Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
title_fullStr Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
title_full_unstemmed Horus Child in the Realm of the Dead: A Study of the Myth in Egyptian Funerary Literature from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
title_sort horus child in the realm of the dead: a study of the myth in egyptian funerary literature from the old kingdom to the new kingdom
publisher Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
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