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Meretseger: A Reexamination
Meretseger, “She Who Loves Silence,” the cobra goddess of the Theban necropolis and local deity of Deir el-Medina, is well attested for in the New Kingdom. This single sentence makes up most of the information in publications today, derived from Bernard Bruyère’s Mert Seger à Deir el Médineh (1929-1...
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| description | Meretseger, “She Who Loves Silence,” the cobra goddess of the Theban necropolis and local deity of Deir el-Medina, is well attested for in the New Kingdom. This single sentence makes up most of the information in publications today, derived from Bernard Bruyère’s Mert Seger à Deir el Médineh (1929-1930), the only study dedicated to the “Mistress of the West.” Since then, new evidence has been found after 1930 and has not been compiled into a single publication until now. This thesis will reexamine Meretseger to form a more accurate, up-to-date study of her attestations and iconographic representations and trace her chronology as a goddess. Using Bruyère’s monograph as a foundation and more recent scholarships, archaeological material, iconographical, and textual evidence to further the understanding of the goddess Meretseger. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3438 Meretseger: A Reexamination Anderson, Parker M. Meretseger, “She Who Loves Silence,” the cobra goddess of the Theban necropolis and local deity of Deir el-Medina, is well attested for in the New Kingdom. This single sentence makes up most of the information in publications today, derived from Bernard Bruyère’s Mert Seger à Deir el Médineh (1929-1930), the only study dedicated to the “Mistress of the West.” Since then, new evidence has been found after 1930 and has not been compiled into a single publication until now. This thesis will reexamine Meretseger to form a more accurate, up-to-date study of her attestations and iconographic representations and trace her chronology as a goddess. Using Bruyère’s monograph as a foundation and more recent scholarships, archaeological material, iconographical, and textual evidence to further the understanding of the goddess Meretseger. 2024-12-14T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2392 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3438/viewcontent/parker_matthew__anderson_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Meretseger Deir el-Medina West Bank of Thebes el-Qurn Royal and Nonroyal Necropolis Cobra Iconographic Representations Textual Attestations Nubia Reexamination Arts and Humanities History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology |
| spellingShingle | Meretseger Deir el-Medina West Bank of Thebes el-Qurn Royal and Nonroyal Necropolis Cobra Iconographic Representations Textual Attestations Nubia Reexamination Arts and Humanities History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Anderson, Parker M. Meretseger: A Reexamination |
| title | Meretseger: A Reexamination |
| title_full | Meretseger: A Reexamination |
| title_fullStr | Meretseger: A Reexamination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meretseger: A Reexamination |
| title_short | Meretseger: A Reexamination |
| title_sort | meretseger a reexamination |
| topic | Meretseger Deir el-Medina West Bank of Thebes el-Qurn Royal and Nonroyal Necropolis Cobra Iconographic Representations Textual Attestations Nubia Reexamination Arts and Humanities History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2392 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3438/viewcontent/parker_matthew__anderson_thesis.pdf |
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