Amun temples in Nubia
Subtitle: a comparative study of New Kingdom, Napatan, and Meroitic temples.
Published: 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Description: Three main tasks were performed in order to complete this comparative study. First, all the temples that were in some way or another thought to be sacred buildings to Amun had to be identified. Second, a critical review of these so-called Amun temples was undertaken in order to determine which ones truly were Amun temples. Half of the temples in the corpus could not be conclusively identified as temples dedicated to Amun. Third, a typology based on the architectural plan of the positively identified Amun temples was created.The typological study reveals that Amun temples can be divided into types fairly easily, indicating that certain spatial configurations were preferred. Certain types correlate with chronological periods or specific rulers by means of particular architectural features and spatial configurations. Kushite temples follow an architectural plan that developed from an Egyptian model, but they are different enough to be classified in their own category. The architectural layout of the temples suggests that specific features and spatial configurations are the results of changes in cultic practices or are the reflection of a particular aspect of the god celebrated within the temple. These features and the related cult changes emphasise the difference between Egyptian and Kushite temples and religious traditions.The present doctoral dissertation proposes a comparative investigation of Egyptian and Kushite temples. The study corpus consists of one architectural type---the free-standing temple---that was dedicated to one deity. Amun, who played the most important role in both Egyptian and Kushite religious dogma, was selected as this deity. Temples dedicated to Amun are commonly found Nubia and are dated to three historical periods, New Kingdom, the Napatan, and Meroitic periods.
Notes: Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2005.

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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-06, Section: A, page: 2268.