Lectures
Osiris in the temples of Kush – Angelika Lohwasser
info@museitorino.it
011 44 06 903
Dal lunedì al sabato dalle ore 9:00 alle 18:00
On Tuesday, February 10 at 6 PM, in collaboration with ACME (Amici e Collaboratori del Museo Egizio) we will host a lecture held by Angelika Lohwasser.
The lecture focuses on the god Osiris in Kush (ancient Nubia) in the 1st mill. BCE, where he is on one hand the god of the afterlife, but on the other associated with the deceased king. For example, he appears in Meroitic pyramid chapels, represented in the form of a combination of Osiris as a deity and the earthly king. Another significant aspect to consider are the small bronze figures of Osiris that have been discovered in almost all Amun temples in Nubia. They suggest that a special ritual involving Osiris was performed within these sanctuaries. Additionally, textual evidence points to a close connection between Osiris and Amun. As the deceased king, Osiris is the royal ancestor of all subsequent rulers, a role that anchors him in the legitimization and transmission of the kingship of Kush. Amun, as the supreme "state god" of the Kushites, selects and crowns the king, while Osiris, as his divine predecessor, accepts the ruler into the line of succession.
Angelika Lohwasser studied Egyptology, Sudan archaeology and Archaeology at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her thesis discussed the queens of Kush (8th-4th cent. BCE) and her habilitation focused on the cemetery of Sanam, a non-royal burial ground in northern Sudan, dated to the 8th/7th cent. BCE. Since 2009 she is full professor for Egyptology at the University of Muenster (Germany) and director of archaeological fieldwork in the Bayuda desert. Her publications deal with various culture-historical, historical and archaeological aspects of the cultures of Ancient Sudan and Late Period Egypt. She is PI in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” and researches on the relationship between kingship and the main gods of Kush (8th cent BCE to 4th cent CE).
The lecture will take place in our Conference Room*, admission is free with a reservation on Eventbrite. Click HERE to book your place.
The lecture will be broadcast via streaming on the Museum's YouTube channel.
*Entrance from Via Maria Vittoria 3M.
The lecture focuses on the god Osiris in Kush (ancient Nubia) in the 1st mill. BCE, where he is on one hand the god of the afterlife, but on the other associated with the deceased king. For example, he appears in Meroitic pyramid chapels, represented in the form of a combination of Osiris as a deity and the earthly king. Another significant aspect to consider are the small bronze figures of Osiris that have been discovered in almost all Amun temples in Nubia. They suggest that a special ritual involving Osiris was performed within these sanctuaries. Additionally, textual evidence points to a close connection between Osiris and Amun. As the deceased king, Osiris is the royal ancestor of all subsequent rulers, a role that anchors him in the legitimization and transmission of the kingship of Kush. Amun, as the supreme "state god" of the Kushites, selects and crowns the king, while Osiris, as his divine predecessor, accepts the ruler into the line of succession.
Angelika Lohwasser studied Egyptology, Sudan archaeology and Archaeology at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her thesis discussed the queens of Kush (8th-4th cent. BCE) and her habilitation focused on the cemetery of Sanam, a non-royal burial ground in northern Sudan, dated to the 8th/7th cent. BCE. Since 2009 she is full professor for Egyptology at the University of Muenster (Germany) and director of archaeological fieldwork in the Bayuda desert. Her publications deal with various culture-historical, historical and archaeological aspects of the cultures of Ancient Sudan and Late Period Egypt. She is PI in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” and researches on the relationship between kingship and the main gods of Kush (8th cent BCE to 4th cent CE).
The lecture will take place in our Conference Room*, admission is free with a reservation on Eventbrite. Click HERE to book your place.
The lecture will be broadcast via streaming on the Museum's YouTube channel.
*Entrance from Via Maria Vittoria 3M.
info@museitorino.it
011 44 06 903
Dal lunedì al sabato dalle ore 9:00 alle 18:00
