Dr. Zahi HawassSecretary General of The Supreme Council of Antiquitiesis pleased to invite you toa lecture by Dr. Mariam AyadInstitute of Egyptian Art and ArchaeologyThe University of Memphis The God's Wife of Amun (c. 740-525 BC): Avenues to Legitimacy Monday, January 3, 20116:00 PM Reception to FollowAhmad Pasha Kamal HallSupreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)3 el-Adel Abu Bakr Street(at the intersection of al-Malak al-Afdal Street)Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + 2/02 2736-5645Parking Available This lecture will highlight aspects of this historically documented, but often ignored, instance, where five single women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority in the service of the state god Amun. The women were Libyan and Nubian royal princesses, who consecutively held the title of God's Wife of Amun during the Egyptian Twenty-third to the Twenty-sixth dynasties (c. 740-525 BC). At a time of weakened royal authority, rulers turned to their daughters to establish and further their authority. In this lecture, particular attention will be given to the iconography of the God's Wives in order to highlight their use of various methods to validate their position and acquire the requisite (religious) legitimacy to perform in temple ritual.Ramadan B. HusseinSupreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)
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Dr. Zahi HawassSecretary General of The Supreme Council of Antiquitiesis pleased to invite you toa lecture by Dr. Mariam AyadInstitute of Egyptian Art and ArchaeologyThe University of Memphis The God's Wife of Amun (c. 740-525 BC): Avenues to Legitimacy Monday, January 3, 20116:00 PM Reception to FollowAhmad Pasha Kamal HallSupreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)3 el-Adel Abu Bakr Street(at the intersection of al-Malak al-Afdal Street)Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + 2/02 2736-5645Parking Available This lecture will highlight aspects of this historically documented, but often ignored, instance, where five single women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority in the service of the state god Amun. The women were Libyan and Nubian royal princesses, who consecutively held the title of God's Wife of Amun during the Egyptian Twenty-third to the Twenty-sixth dynasties (c. 740-525 BC). At a time of weakened royal authority, rulers turned to their daughters to establish and further their authority. In this lecture, particular attention will be given to the iconography of the God's Wives in order to highlight their use of various methods to validate their position and acquire the requisite (religious) legitimacy to perform in temple ritual.Ramadan B. HusseinSupreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)