Reconsideration in Gender Precedence iconography: Two Stelae from Deir el-Medina as A case study

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1 Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Minia University

2 Professor, Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Minia University

3 Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

Abstract

Ancient Egyptian women got several rights equally to men in life and the afterlife. They had the right to work, educate, inherit, and own properties. They were afforded to authorize the production of coffins, stelae and other funeral objects, engraved by their names. This paper will investigate the women's iconography as gender precedence in two stelae from Deir el-Medina which will reveal some unusual styles that break the rules of fixed artistic patterns and become an essential point in knowing the actual owner. The objectives of this paper are to define the meaning of ‘gender precedence in iconography and its role in recognizing the dedicator and to tackle the notion of women’s religious piety. To classify the so-called ‘Women’s stelae’ according to their illustrated composition. The research methodology will be achieved through an iconographical analysis of the artistic styles and a deep examination of the inscriptions of two stelae with a comparison to counterpart examples. As a means to erect a clear theory about the participation of women in possession of cultic furniture. The findings summarize the importance of iconographical criterion in re-contextualizing the role of women in religious life.

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Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR
Volume 14, Issue 1
December 2022
Pages 75-90

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