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Inscriptional Violence and Punishment I PDF
Inscriptional Violence and Punishment I PDF
This dissertation revisits Willems' theory through analysis of two First Intermediate Period
examples from the 'autobiographical' inscriptions of Siut governors, Ityiby and Khety II,
along with discussion of the No.8 inscription of “The Autobiography of Ankhtify.” It
provides fresh translations and accompanying commentaries for each of these texts, and
concludes with a debate regarding the nature of punishments described within them. Using
later copies of the Siut texts from Tebtunis, this work argues that past interpretations of
punishments within the Siut formulae require amendment, and now seem less likely to
describe capital punishment. It likewise considers the merits of Arkadi Demidchik's recent
interpretation of Ankhtify's No.8 Inscription, which also challenges capital punishment
theories.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................1
5. CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................46
BIBLIOGRAPHY...........................................................................................................47