The Installation and its Ceremonies of High priestesses in Ancient Civilisations of Mesopotamia and Egypt A comparative study

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Published: Feb 23, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14500/kujhss.v6n2y2023.pp210-221
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Divine wife, , Enheduanna, , entum, , Hmt-nTr حم نتر, هاوسەری خودایی, ئەنخیدوئاننا, ئەنتوم

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Kameran M. Jalal
Department of History, Faculty of Education, Koya University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7485-0575
Dlgash I. Hamashireen
Department of History, Faculty of Education, Koya University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0205-7246

Abstract

Not all the tasks of the priestesses in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were limited to religious tasks within the temples, but some of them were related to the ruling palace and took on political tasks motivated by their husbands or fathers who were kings. These political tasks were manifested in one position that appeared in parallel in both Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, namely the position of the high priestess, that priestess who played the role of the divine wife of the main deity in both civilizations, and therefore gained social and political importance that enabled her to assume some political responsibilities for managing parts of the country.


It seems that this parallel in this religious-political position of the priestesses in both ancient civilizations reflected on some details related to the motives of their appointment to this position, as well as some of the installation ceremonies, titles, and names they carried. This research aims to shed light on the factors of similarity and convergence between the title of the high priestess in both civilizations and to identify their specialties and political roles in particular.

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Jalal, K. M. . and Hamashireen, D. I. . (2024) “The Installation and its Ceremonies of High priestesses in Ancient Civilisations of Mesopotamia and Egypt: A comparative study”, Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(2), pp. 210-221. doi: 10.14500/kujhss.v6n2y2023.pp210-221.
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Author Biographies

Kameran M. Jalal, Department of History, Faculty of Education, Koya University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Name: Kameran M.Jalal Majeed Birth place: Kirkuk Birthday: Month/ day/ 1973 1. Academic achievements: A. In 1990, I graduated from Hawler Preparatory Trade School. B. In 1993, I graduated from high school. C. I obtained my BA in History in 1997 at the Department of History/ College of Arts/ Salahaddin University D. I Four years teaching experience in secondary and high schools at the Ministry of Education. E. In 2004, I Obtained MA in History at the Department of History/Sulaymaniyah University. My dissertation title was ‘Nuzi in the second millennium BC’. F. Since 2004, I have been working as lecturer in Ancient History at the Department of History/ Koya University. G. In 2010, I Obtained Phd in the Philosophy of Ancient History. My thesis title was ‘Sasanian- Roman Conflict over the Upper Mesopotamia, A Political Study’. 2. Experience. As part of my teaching, I taught several topics in this Department, such as, The Ancient History of Kurdistan, The Ancient History of Mesopotamia and Iran, The History of Egypt During the Pharaoh Period, Classical History of Greece and Roman and The History Sassanid and byzantine. I also taught The Philosophy of History for a year. Furthermore, I also taught several topics at the Universities of Sulaymaniyah and Raparen. 3. Publciations.

Dlgash I. Hamashireen, Department of History, Faculty of Education, Koya University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

دڵگەش ابراهیم حەمە شیرین
دەرچوی ساڵی ٢٠٠٩ بە پلەی زۆرباشە
بەدەستهێنانی بڕوانامەی ماستەر لە مێژووی کۆن ساڵی ٢٠١٤
لە زانکۆی ئەسکەندەرییە لە ووڵاتی مصر لە کۆلیجی ئاداب بەشی مێژوو و شارستانییەتی مصری و ئیسلامی
ئێستا مامۆستام لە زانکۆی سلێمانی لە کۆلیجی زانستە مرۆڤایەتییەکان بەشی مێژوو
خوێندکاری دکتۆرام
پلەی زانستیم مامۆستام

 

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