This thesis examines the human sacrificial practice in ancient Egypt during the Protodynastic Period, specifically during the First Dynasty. To begin with, the study aims to analyse the terms "sacrifice" and "ritual killings". Secondly, it investigates the identity of several individuals found in the subsidiary tombs of certain funerary complexes dating back to the First Dynasty, drawing on forensic analyses of the human remains as well as on iconographic and architectural sources. Moreover, it explores the theories that interpret these deaths as the result of a sacrificial practice and discusses the hypotheses proposed regarding the type of death that these people may have suffered. The research therefore seeks to identify the potential agents involved in these funerary practices, ranging from priests to the king. Finally, a terminological consideration is proposed in order to define more precisely the case studies presented.
Il lavoro di questa tesi si basa sullo studio della pratica sacrificale umana nell’antico Egitto durante il Periodo protodinastico, nello specifico durante la Prima Dinastia. Ci si propone di indagare dapprima i termini “sacrificio” e “uccisioni rituali”, successivamente, attraverso un’analisi degli studi forensi effettuati sui resti di alcuni individui rinvenuti nelle sepolture sussidiarie presenti in alcuni complessi tombali datati alla Prima Dinastia e tramite il ricorso a fonti iconografiche e architettoniche si indaga sull’identità di quegli individui. Inoltre, si esplorano le teorie che vedono in queste morti il risultato di una pratica sacrificale e si approfondiscono le ipotesi avanzate sul tipo di morte alla quale potrebbero essere andati incontro. Si propone dunque una ricerca sui possibili attori coinvolti all’interno di queste pratiche funerarie, dai sacerdoti al re. Infine, si affronta un’indagine terminologica nel tentativo di riuscire a definire in modo migliore i casi studio riportati.
La pratica sacrificale nell'antico Egitto: una indagine sul Periodo protodinastico.
TONAZZI, THOMAS
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis examines the human sacrificial practice in ancient Egypt during the Protodynastic Period, specifically during the First Dynasty. To begin with, the study aims to analyse the terms "sacrifice" and "ritual killings". Secondly, it investigates the identity of several individuals found in the subsidiary tombs of certain funerary complexes dating back to the First Dynasty, drawing on forensic analyses of the human remains as well as on iconographic and architectural sources. Moreover, it explores the theories that interpret these deaths as the result of a sacrificial practice and discusses the hypotheses proposed regarding the type of death that these people may have suffered. The research therefore seeks to identify the potential agents involved in these funerary practices, ranging from priests to the king. Finally, a terminological consideration is proposed in order to define more precisely the case studies presented.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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