How would you Resurrect? Pattern of Rebirth on the Hands of the Goddesses in Ancient Egypt

Abstract

In ancient Egyptian theology, the hands of the divinities played a remarkable role in the creation and continuity of the universe. The masturbation of god Atum was the prototype source of employing the divine hand in creating the first couple in the world. Textual and iconographic evidences confirm the similarity in personifying the resurrection of the dead on the hands of a number of Egyptian ant...

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Keywords

Art

Ancient history

History

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Gender equality

2023

Article

Open Access

Institution

Tourist Guiding Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

2-Y Citation Average

0.355

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/lijas.2023.240616.1017

Language

en

Country

Egypt

How would you Resurrect? Pattern of Rebirth on the Hands of the Goddesses in Ancient Egypt

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Abstract

In ancient Egyptian theology, the hands of the divinities played a remarkable role in the creation and continuity of the universe. The masturbation of god Atum was the prototype source of employing the divine hand in creating the first couple in the world. Textual and iconographic evidences confirm the similarity in personifying the resurrection of the dead on the hands of a number of Egyptian ant...