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1 online resource |
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Who Was Mut? -- Eye of Re Goddesses -- Stories of Sekhmet and the Eye of Re -- Sekhmet Statues -- The Mut Precinct: Exploration -- Tomb of Khabekhenet -- Early Exploration -- Modern Exploration -- The Early Mut Precinct -- The Precinct Entrance -- Between the Propylon and the Mut Temple -- The Horwedja Chapel -- The Mut Temple -- The Porches -- The Hut-ka Chapel of Nesptah -- The Taharqa Rams -- The First Pylon -- The Gateway in the First Pylon -- The First Court -- The Second Court -- Sekhmet Statues -- The Second Pylon -- The Rear of the Temple -- The Later History of the Temple -- The Mut Temple in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty -- The Contra-Temple -- The Open Air Museum -- Temple A -- The Forecourt and First Pylon -- The First Court -- The Second Pylon -- The Rear of the Temple -- The Central Sanctuary -- Chapel B -- The Northwest Quadrant: Taharqa Gate and Ptolemaic Chapel -- The Ptolemaic Chapel -- The Taharqa Gate -- West of the Taharqa Gate -- Temple of Harnesses III -- The Sacred Lake and the South Half of the Precinct -- The Sacred Lake (Isheru) -- South of the Sacred Lake |
| Summary |
"Mut was an important deity perhaps best known as the consort of Amun-Re and the mother of Khonsu, but her earlier and far more independent role was as the daughter of the sun god, much akin to Hathor. Like Nekhbet and Wadjet and the other lioness goddesses (referred to as Sekhmet) she was the 'Eye of Re, ' who could be both benign and dangerous. In human form, Mut protected the king and his office; as Sekhmet she could destroy Egypt if not pacified. The Mut precinct was a major religious center from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Roman Period, but evidence suggests the existence of an even earlier temple. It expanded during the reign of the Kushite king, Taharqa and attained its present size during the fourth century BCE, sheltering three major temples, several small chapels, and eventually, a village within the protection of its massive enclosure walls. One of its most striking features is the hundreds of Sekhmet statues. In 1976, the Brooklyn Museum began the first systematic exploration of the precinct as a whole. Since 2001, Brooklyn has shared the site with an expedition from the Johns Hopkins University, both teams working cooperatively toward the same goal. This richly illustrated guide seeks to bring the goddess and her temple precinct the attention they deserve."--Back cover |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-87) and index |
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Mut (Egyptian deity)
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Mut (Egyptian deity) fast |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Karnak
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Temples -- Egypt -- Karnak
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Temples
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Karnak (Egypt) -- Antiquities
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Egypt -- Karnak
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bryan, Betsy M., author
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Bryan, Betsy Morrell, author.
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| ISBN |
9781649032096 |
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1649032099 |
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