Violence in the service of order : the religious framework for sanctioned killing in Ancient Egypt

"This book is hoped to be only the beginning of explorations of the ancient Egyptian notion of upholding Order (Ma'at) through violence. Because of the scope of the topic, this study is limited to the most extreme measure of violence perpetrated in the service of Order: sanctioned killing. This study explores texts that affirm the proper occasions for such killings, and the religious framework behind these actions."--Publisher's website. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Chronology Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter 1: The Act of Killing: An Introduction Chapter 2: Death by Narmer and Others: The Archaic Period Chapter 3: Slaying Under the Aegis of the God-King: The Old Kingdom Chapter 4: Sanctioned Killing in the Time Between: The First Intermediate Period (Dynasties 7 through 11) Chapter 5: Death by Drowning, Burning, and Flaying: The Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period Chapter 6: The Slayings of the Great Pharaohs (Dynasty 18) Chapter 7: Instances of Intrigue: The Ramesside Era Chapter 8: The Constancy of Killing Amidst Anarchy (Dynasties 21, 22, 25, and 26) Chapter 9: A Time to Kill: The Appropriateness of Violence Chapter 10: Foreigners and Isfet Chapter 11: Violent Myth in the Ritual of Return Chapter 12: Those Who Are About to Die, We Abhor You The act of killing: an introduction Death by Narmer and others: the Archaic period Slaying under the Aegis of the God-King: the Old Kingdom Sanctioned killing in the time between: the First Intermediate Period Death by drowning, burning, and flaying: the Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period The slayings of the great pharaohs: Dynasty 18 Instances of intrigue: the Ramesside Era The constancy of killing amidst anarchy: Dynasties 21, 22, 25, and 26 A time to kill: the appropriateness of violence Foreigners and Isfet Violent myth in the ritual of return Those who are about to die, we abhor you.