Peace in Ancient Egypt

by Vanessa Davies

One of the world's oldest treaties provides the backdrop for a new analysis of the Egyptian concept of hetep ("peace"). To understand the full range of meaning of hetep, Peace in Ancient Egypt explores battles against Egypt's enemies, royal offerings to deities, and rituals of communing with the dead. Vanessa Davies argues that hetep is the result of action that is just, true, and in accord with right order (maat)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004380213
• ISBN13: 9789004380219
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"