Mummy's Wrap

A Scribe's Scribbles About Ancient Egypt

Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 3

| September 28, 2011

Piety During Akhenaten’s Religious Revolution: The Aten existed long before Akhenaten, as evidence exists of the word “Aten” being used as far back as the Middle Kingdom.

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Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 2

| September 21, 2011

As the definition of piety is the act of performing religious duties (“Piety,” 2011), a definition of religion in the view of the ancient Egyptians, while extremely difficult, must be attempted before proceeding further.

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Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Part 1

| September 14, 2011

Nearly every book pertaining to religion in ancient Egypt agrees that no word exists in the ancient Egyptian language that equates to the word “religion.”

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Introduction to Patrons, Prayers, and Piety: Regarding the Theory of Increased Personal Piety in Ramesside Egypt

| September 7, 2011

Over the next few weeks I will be featuring a paper I presented last semester for my Historiography of Ancient Egypt class.

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