The sacredness of the royal name in Old Kingdom inscriptions: palimpsests in the chapel of Meryteti Meri at Saqqara

Julia Hamilton

The sacredness of the royal name in Old Kingdom inscriptions: palimpsests in the chapel of Meryteti Meri at Saqqara

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Abstract

A selection of palimpsests which include the cartouche of Pepy I in the Sixth Dynasty chapel of Meryteti Meri at Saqqara are analysed in this paper, in order to discuss how the sacredness of the king's name and person was communicated in Old Kingdom non-royal monumental inscriptions. The chapel changed ownership several times between its commission and the final interment of Meryteti. These changing plans led to the usurpation of inscriptions, in which the draughtsmen chose to avoid the total erasure of some basilophoric names in order to leave the king's cartouche intact, so that they could be reintegrated into Meryteti's titles. The result illustrates the principles of decorum affecting inscribed basilophoric names.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2020
Editors	Miroslav Bárta, Filip Coppens, Jaromir Krejčí
Place of Publication	Prague
Publisher	Charles University
Pages	107–120
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9788076710511
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Egyptology
basilophoric names
palimpsests
cartouche
Pepy I
Teti
Meryteti
Teti pyramid cemetery

Ancient Egyptian personal names of the Old Kingdom
Hamilton, J.
1/09/15 → 5/04/20
Project: Research

Beloved of the king, of his body: The sacredness of the royal person in Old Kingdom inscriptions
Julia Hamilton (Speaker)
Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation

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The sacredness of the royal name in Old Kingdom inscriptions: palimpsests in the chapel of Meryteti Meri at Saqqara. / Hamilton, Julia.
Abusir and Saqqara in the year 2020. ed. / Miroslav Bárta; Filip Coppens; Jaromir Krejčí. Prague: Charles University, 2021. p. 107–120.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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The sacredness of the royal name in Old Kingdom inscriptions: palimpsests in the chapel of Meryteti Meri at Saqqara

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