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Bilder für den Pharao
Untersuchungen zu den bildlichen Ausdrücken des Ãgyptischen in den Königsinschriften und anderen Textgattungen
Series: - Probleme der Ãgyptologie, Volume: 36
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In Bilder für den Pharao Shih-Wei HSU offers a thorough study of figurative expressions in ancient Egyptian texts, placing particular emphasis on royal inscriptions. This book is divided into three chapters. Chapter one consists of an introduction to the study of figurative language, examining the definition of this construct and discussing the differences between similes and metaphors in ancient Egyptian. Chapter two provides an overview of usage, function and purpose of figurative language in the different text genres. Chapter three contains the research and analysis of the figurative language found in the royal inscriptions. It acts as linguistic âdecorationâ for the kingâs attributes and actions, reinforcing and sustaining the notion of kingship in Egypt.
Shih-Wei HSU, Ph.D (2014, Freie Universität Berlin), M.A. (2007, Heidelberg Universität) is associate professor in the department of world history at the Nankai University (Tianjin, P.R.China). Her research interests are the development of royal inscriptions (from point of view of genre, context and figurative expressions), ancient Egyptian kingship and its ideology.
All those interested in figurative language of Ancient Egyptian, similes, metaphors, especially in royal inscriptions and ancient Egyptian kingship.