Valentina Panetta
Sapienza University of Roma, Scienze dell'antichità, Department Member
- Ancient Nubia, Egittologia, Egipto Faraónico, Egyptology;Coptology;History and Science of Religion, Egypt, Ancient Egypt, and 53 moreNubian-Egyptian Relations, Nubian studies, Egyptology, Egyptian language, Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt, Jan Assmann, Ancient Historiography, Nubia, Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Hatshepsut, Djeser Djeseru - The temple of Hatshepsut, Speos Artemidos, Beni Hassan, Egyptian Temples, Ancient Egyptian quarries, Ancient Quarries, Ancient Quarrying, Archaeology of Mining, New Kingdom (Egyptology), Egyptian Archaeology, Stone Quarry, Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Rock Art (Archaeology), Old Kingdom (Egyptology), Middle Kingdom, Sinai, Ancient Egyptian Administration, Deir El Bahri Temple, Ancient Mining, Pharaonic mining expeditions, Ancient Egyptian Religions, Egyptian religion, Ancient Egyptian Gods, Rock-cut architecture, Rock-cut temple tombs, Theology, "Naology" and "grammar" of Ancient Egyptian Temples, Ancient Egyptian language, Hieroglyphics, Egyptian Ritual Texts, Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts, Local cults, Local Religion, Religious Geography, Religious Studies, Popular religion, Eastern Desert of Egypt, Egyptian Eastern Desert, Desert Road Archaeology, Rock-Cut Sanctuaries And Cult Complexes, Nubian Archaeology, Kushite Archaeology, and Sudanese Archaeologyedit
- 2017 - ongoing: PhD student in "Philology and History of the Ancient World" at Sapienza University of Rome, with a project dealing with 18th dynasty rock-cut temples and their religious aspects
2018: member of IAE - International Association of Egyptologistsedit - Paola Buzi - Full Professor of Egyptology and Coptic Studies at Sapienza University of Romeedit
Il tema dell'intervento riguarda le divinità venerate nei templi rupestri egiziani della XVIII e XIX dinastia, con un'attenzione particolare al contesto in cui tali monumenti si inseriscono, nonché alla sua influenza sulle caratteristiche... more
Il tema dell'intervento riguarda le divinità venerate nei templi rupestri egiziani della XVIII e XIX dinastia, con un'attenzione particolare al contesto in cui tali monumenti si inseriscono, nonché alla sua influenza sulle caratteristiche delle divinità stesse. Si riscontra, infatti, il passaggio da una prima fase in cui è evidente il legame architettonico e religioso con l'ambito minerario, ad un'altra (coincidente con la XIX dinasta) in cui tale legame si affievolisce per lasciar spazio a nuove forme strutturali e cultuali.
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Starting from the analysis of the general context of quarries and mines, the present research aims to investigate and reconstruct the well-defined setting of the Egyptian pantheon: the deities linked to the mining sites and peripheral... more
Starting from the analysis of the general context of quarries and mines, the present research aims to investigate and reconstruct the well-defined setting of the Egyptian pantheon: the deities linked to the mining sites and peripheral areas. The mineral world, closely connected with the divine world, played a role of primary importance in the Pharaonic civilization since its origin. Quarries and mineral deposits constitute a fertile ground for the study of this peculiar field of Egyptian culture and religion. The mining activity took place in the Eastern and Western Deserts, Sinai, Nubia and also in the Upper Nile Valley. These are marginal areas characterized by innumerable and heterogeneous evidence. Until now, the studies have focused their attention on the analysis of epigraphic and iconographic sources, outlining a mostly static and reductive image of these particular gods. On the contrary, the interaction between this type of sources and the material culture that emerged from the most recent archaeological research would allow us to provide not only a precise and detailed religious framework of the mining deities, but also to reconstruct the contexts in which these cults developed and took place, through the analysis of the social structures operating in the mining expeditions, of the influences deriving from the various neighboring local cults and of the repercussions they had in the Nile Valley. Moreover, this comparison between written and archaeological findings will allow to verify the truthfulness of text sources, reconstructing a little part of the Egyptian popular religion.