Hatshepsut's appointment as crown prince and the Egyptian background to Isaiah 9:5

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    Abstract

    A possible Egyptian background to Isaiah 9:5 is reviewed in the light of a text from Deir el-Bahari in which Thutmose I announces to his courtiers and to the people that Hatshepsut will be his heir. Only four of Hatshepsut’s names are proclaimed, since she already bore the fifth name, her nomen Hatshepsut, given to her at birth. The text does not link her nomen with the Son of Re title, since only the reigning king could be defined as Re’s son. This assessment of the Hatshepsut text also supports the interpretation that the Isaiah text, which has the same sequence of events, refers to the proclamation of a crown prince rather than to an accession to the throne. It is further argued that the understanding of the nature of the Egyptian king’s relationship to the deity in the New Kingdom would not have precluded it from serving as a model for Israelite kingship.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEgypt, Canaan and Israel
    Subtitle of host publicationhistory, imperialism ideology and literature : proceedings of a conference at the University of Haifa, 3-7 May 2009
    EditorsS. Bar, D. Kahn, J. J. Shirley
    Place of PublicationLeiden
    PublisherBrill
    Pages252-267
    Number of pages16
    ISBN (Print)9789004194939
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    EventConference at the University of Haifa - Haifa, Isreal, Haifa
    Duration: 3 May 20097 May 2009

    Publication series

    NameCulture and History of the Ancient Near East
    PublisherBrill
    Volume52
    ISSN (Print)1566-2055

    Conference

    ConferenceConference at the University of Haifa
    CityHaifa
    Period3/05/097/05/09

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