„I will lead the army on water and on land.” Towards the possible Origins of the pharaonic Red Sea navigation.

• Thesis title in Czech: "Povedu armádu po vodě i po zemi". K možnému původu faraonské námorní plavby v Rudém moři.
• Thesis title in English: „I will lead the army on water and on land.” Towards the possible Origins of the pharaonic Red Sea navigation.
• Key words: Punt|kadidlo|Stará říše|propojení|Rudé moře
• English key words: Punt|incense|Old Kingdom|interconnections|Red Sea
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2022/2023
• Thesis type: Bachelor's thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Czech Institute of Egyptology (21-CEGU)
• Supervisor: prof. Miroslav Bárta, Dr.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 20.12.2022
• Date of assignment: 20.12.2022
• Administrator's approval: approved
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 15.02.2023
• Date and time of defence: 06.09.2023 09:00
• Date of electronic submission: 14.08.2023
• Date of proceeded defence: 06.09.2023
• Submitted/finalized: committed by student and finalized
• Opponents: doc. PhDr. Hana Vymazalová, Ph.D.

Guidelines

The Red Sea and its adjacent areas played a very important role in the development of the ancient Egyptian civilisation. Throughout the whole Dynastic era in Egypt the region has gone through a long path of development of trade routes and intercultural ties, from the temporary “intermittent ports” of Wadi el-Jarf and Mersa Gawasis to large permanent port cities of Berenike and Klysma. Many state controlled expeditions dispatched under the authority of the Egyptian Kings to the far regions of the Red Sea area are usually seen as a sign of the country’s prosperity and represent a valuable source of study. In this light it is important to investigate how the authorities of the riverine civilisation started to develop their long-term interactions with the Red Sea area. In the present paper, considering the works of the renowned scholars in the field, a theory is presented about how two seemingly unrelated processes in the 3rd millenium BC Memphite area and the Middle Nile Valley could be seen as a direct stimulus for the start of large-scale activities of the ancient Egyptian state on the Red Sea.

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