Zoom into Middle Kingdom Egypt: Part 1 - A Series of Five Lectures
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Event description
A series of lectures exploring a time of innovation and transformation in ancient Egypt, spanning 2030 – 1650 BC.
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Spanning the 11th until 13th Dynasty, the Middle Kingdom is greatly overlooked but it is a time of innovation and transformation. The first five-week course will examine how the superstructure of society manifest itself, in terms of temples, tombs and contact with the outside world.
Week 1: Kingship Transformed (29th June)
Week 2: Temples for the Gods (6th July)
Week 3: Tombs (13th July)
Week 4: Afterlife Expectations including the Coffin Texts (20th July)
Week 5: Egypt’s Contact with their Neighbours (27th July)
