Grisly Trophies: Severed Hands and the Egyptian Military Reward System
All visitors to the massive New Kingdom (ca. 1550-1069 BCE)1 temples in Thebes (modern Luxor; see fig. 1) are bombarded with images of the king smiting foreign enemies, expanding his imperial borders, and overseeing the spoils of war. The texts and reliefs tell us that this booty generally includes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2021
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2021, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 192-199 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ägypten (Altertum)
/ Theben (Ägypten)
/ Geschichte 1450 v. Chr.
/ Krieg
/ Trophäe
/ Trophäe (Siegeszeichen)
/ Hand
/ Gold
/ Hyksos
B Tell ad-Daba |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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