Khaemouaset, the Archaeologist Prince. Knowledge and Power in the Time of Ramses II.
Snoeck| N° d'inventaire | 20309 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 328 p., 355 illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Gent, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
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Available for pre-order, published at the end of the month. Presenting an exhibition on Khaemwaset, son of Ramses II, is a dream. This mythical prince, with an extraordinary intellectual and political profile, who left us numerous monuments, is a remarkable figure who remained in the memory of the Egyptians more than a thousand years after his death. The event organized in Arles, with the exceptional participation of the Louvre Museum, and the richly illustrated catalog that accompanies it, aim to reveal the career of this illustrious figure, to understand his role as high priest of Ptah, but also his interest in the buildings of "his ancestors of the Old Kingdom, in the region of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt. The presentation of literary and scientific knowledge completes the understanding of knowledge at the time of Ramses II. These subjects are studied and analyzed in order to distinguish between myth and history.
Available for pre-order, published at the end of the month. Presenting an exhibition on Khaemwaset, son of Ramses II, is a dream. This mythical prince, with an extraordinary intellectual and political profile, who left us numerous monuments, is a remarkable figure who remained in the memory of the Egyptians more than a thousand years after his death. The event organized in Arles, with the exceptional participation of the Louvre Museum, and the richly illustrated catalog that accompanies it, aim to reveal the career of this illustrious figure, to understand his role as high priest of Ptah, but also his interest in the buildings of "his ancestors of the Old Kingdom, in the region of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt. The presentation of literary and scientific knowledge completes the understanding of knowledge at the time of Ramses II. These subjects are studied and analyzed in order to distinguish between myth and history.