Die schmähende Herausforderung des Thebaners Ḏ[unrepresentable symbol]rj an H̱ty
In his first person presentation, Djari appears as a loyal supporter of the Theban ruler Horus Wakh-ankh (second half of the First Intermediate Period). One stanza gives a stylised description of a verbal duel containing Djari's challenge to Khety in direct speech. Khety, probably a Heracleopol...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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1998
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 1998, Volume: 29, Pages: 5-20 |
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| Summary: | In his first person presentation, Djari appears as a loyal supporter of the Theban ruler Horus Wakh-ankh (second half of the First Intermediate Period). One stanza gives a stylised description of a verbal duel containing Djari's challenge to Khety in direct speech. Khety, probably a Heracleopolitan and emphasised as the enemy of Djari, is described with the epithet jr ḳrw.w — „storm-maker”. Thus Djari reviles him as a Seth-like figure disturbing the right order of Horus Wakh-ankh. „Warrior-heroic” verbal duelling occurs only very rarely in Egyptian texts, but was fairly common in other ancient Near Eastern texts. The Khety-episode probably reflects the quarrel about the territory of Thinis, an area that was much disputed. In contrast to its ugly hieroglyphs the text is well composed. A new translation of the stonetablet (Cairo, JE 41437 is given. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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