There are not many sovereigns who have enjoyed a cult that has lasted for more than two millennia. Among these stands Amenemhat III, protagonist of a real divine career, which began when he was still alive, mortal in his person, immortal in his royalty. From sovereign to primordial god, to tutelary deity of the Fayyum, up to “supreme intellect”, Amenemhat III demonstrates, like no other, how the memory of the pharaonic past, regenerating itself through the filter of Hellenism, can be perpetuated up to the early Christian age. This short article aims to take stock of this historical-religious phenomenon, in its complete diachrony and considering what its reference context, the Fayyum, can still reveal.

Da Nj-MAat-Ra a Premarres fino a Poimandres: l’inarrestabile ascesa divina di Amenemhat III, dio primordiale, nume tutelare e intelletto supremo. Status quaestionis e nuove prospettive di ricerca / Buzi, P.. - (2021), pp. 87-94. - VICINO ORIENTE. QUADERNO.

Da Nj-MAat-Ra a Premarres fino a Poimandres: l’inarrestabile ascesa divina di Amenemhat III, dio primordiale, nume tutelare e intelletto supremo. Status quaestionis e nuove prospettive di ricerca

P. Buzi
2021

Abstract

There are not many sovereigns who have enjoyed a cult that has lasted for more than two millennia. Among these stands Amenemhat III, protagonist of a real divine career, which began when he was still alive, mortal in his person, immortal in his royalty. From sovereign to primordial god, to tutelary deity of the Fayyum, up to “supreme intellect”, Amenemhat III demonstrates, like no other, how the memory of the pharaonic past, regenerating itself through the filter of Hellenism, can be perpetuated up to the early Christian age. This short article aims to take stock of this historical-religious phenomenon, in its complete diachrony and considering what its reference context, the Fayyum, can still reveal.
2021
Onorare gli dèi, rappresentare il potere regale, ammirare il monumento. Canoni, contesti, funzioni e fruizioni della statuaria divina e regale nell’Egitto, nel Vicino Oriente e nell’Asia Centrale
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Fayyum; Amenemhat III; Ermes Trismegistos
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Da Nj-MAat-Ra a Premarres fino a Poimandres: l’inarrestabile ascesa divina di Amenemhat III, dio primordiale, nume tutelare e intelletto supremo. Status quaestionis e nuove prospettive di ricerca / Buzi, P.. - (2021), pp. 87-94. - VICINO ORIENTE. QUADERNO.
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