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Seth – A Misrepresented God in the Ancient Egyptian Pantheon?
Philip John Turner
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This study examines aspects of Seth which suggest that throughout Egyptian history he was continually worshipped and indeed, at times, enjoyed some prominence, notably in the Pre- and early-Dynastic periods, during the Hyksos interlude of the Second Intermediate Period and during the Ramesside era of the 19th and 20th Dynasties. Whilst previous authors have devoted some scholarship to these various aspects of Seth there have been very few attempts to bring all these together and to demonstrate that rather than being something of an 'outsider' to the Egyptian pantheon, he actually had an important role within it, and as such was continually worshipped throughout ancient Egyptian history. In sum, the author examines the role of Seth as he was perceived by the Ancient Egyptians at specific times throughout their history. To achieve this aim a chronological approach is taken beginning with Seth's role in Predynastic Egyptian religion and then progressing through the early Dynastic and Old Kingdom, the FirstIntermediate period and the Middle Kingdom, the Second Intermediate Period, the New Kingdom, the Third Intermediate Period, the Late Period, and culminating with the Graeco-Roman Period up to the death of Cleopatra.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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I. INTRODUCTION
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2. SETH IN PREDYNASTIC EGYPT 5500-3100 B.C.E.
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2. THE EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD AND THE OLD KINGDOM 3100 to 2181 B.C.E.
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4. THE FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD AND MIDDLE KINGDOM 2181-1650 B.C.E.
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5. SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD 1650-1550 B.C.E.
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6. THE NEW KINGDOM (part 1: The Eighteenth Dynasty 1550-1295 B.C.E.)
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7. THE NEW KINGDOM (part 2: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties 1295-1069 B.C.E.)
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8. THE THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD 1069-656 B.C.E.
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9. THE LATE PERIOD 664-332 B.C.E.
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10. THE GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD 332 — 30 B.C.E.
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11. SETH AND FOREIGN GODS
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12. CONCLUDING REMARKS
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APPENDIX I: THE PYRAMID TEXTS
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APPENDIX 2: THE COFFIN TEXTS
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APPENDIX 3: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD
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REFERENCES
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Published: 2013
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407340555 (ebook)
- 9781407310848 (paperback)
BAR Number: S2473