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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Archaeology & Ancient near East
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Racheli Shalomi Hen
Coordinator Office Hours:
Tuesday 12:00-13:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Racheli Shalomi-Hen
Course/Module description:
The status of royal women in Ancient Egypt was a result of the perception of the royal family as a divine family and from bearing the god-king and giving birth to him. In certain times during the long history of Egypt, royal women had significant political power, some of them even ruled Egypt as kings. In the course, we will study about the queen, the queen-mother, and the princesses. We will focus on key figures such as Khenet-kaues, Hatshepesut, Nefertiti, Nefertari, Cleopatra, and others.
Course/Module aims:
To recognise the part royal women took in the long history of Ancient Egypt, to understand the source of their power, to appreciate the moves they had to do in order to gain power and in order to influence historical events.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To be acquainted with the myths consolidating the status of the queen
To understand the role of royal women in preserving the dynasty
To name the royal women who held great political power, especially those who ruled Egypt as kings
To learn about historical, artistic and other sources concerning royal women
To identify royal women in Ancient Egyptian art
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and Discussion
Course/Module Content:
Class 1, The queen and the realm of the gods
Class 2, The Myth of Kingship
Class 3, Khenet-Kaues: the queen as the king’s mother
Class 4, Queen Sobek-Nofru
Class 5, Dynasties 17-18: God’s Great Wife
Class 6, Hatshepesut
Class 7, From Queen to King
Class 8, Hatshepesut and Neferure
Class 9, Amenhotep III, Queen Ty and the diplomatic weddings
Class 10, Nefertiti and Akenaten
Class 11, Semenkh-ka-re Nefer-neferu-aten
Class 12, Queens and princesses in the Ramesside period
Class 13, The Chantress of Amun
Class 14, Cleopatra
Required Reading:
A list of required reading will be published on Moodle.
Additional Reading Material:
Recommended additional reading will be published on Moodle.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 70 %
Presentation 10 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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