Abstract

CORDERO, Elisa Soledad Neira. REPRODUCTORES COSMOLÓGICOS DE DISCURSOS DE PODER:LOS OBELISCOS DEL REINO NUEVO. Comechingonia [online]. 2023, vol.27, n.3, pp.4-4. ISSN 1851-0027.

The aim of this paper is to understand the meaning ofthe practice of construction and placement of obelisks in ancient Egypt from the analysis ofthe characteristics of these monuments and the different contexts in which they intervened. We have considered a diachronic perspective, in order to identify whether this practice generated worldview changes in the New Kingdom, specifically under the Eighteenth Dynasty. Heliopolis was the main site of obelisks since the Old Kingdom (ca. 2543-2120 BC) (Hornung 2006). During the Middle Kingdom (ca. 1908-1760 BC) Senusret I maintained this practice there, although he made changes and, since the New Kingdom (ca. 1539-1077 BC), the obelisks were placed next to the pylons from the temples. In this context, the obelisk was considered a building related to the cult of Ra that allows the reproduction of ancient Egyptian cosmology. We consider this type of monument aspart of a political discourse carried out by the pharaohs, especially under the Thutmosides of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ca. 1539-1292 BC). The state was unified by the Theban dynasty and as a materialization of a political discourse they built the first pair of obelisks in the ritual city par excellence: Thebes.

Keywords : obelisks Karnak; Eighteenth dynasty New; Kingdom ancient Egypt.

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