The Child King

Document Type : Original Research

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Guiding, tourism and hotels, Abou Qir institute, Alexandria

Abstract

This study examines the relationship nature between the Child kings and the God Horus. The king in ancient Egypt passes through many stages in his life like God Horus; which was began with the divine birth of the kings as a son of the god Re, Then he was depicted suckling from different goddess like goddesses Isis, Hathor, Mut, and others, and he was in this representations like god Horus, who is depicted on the lap of his mother, goddess Isis, suckling from her breast. Also, the child kings depicted with their tutors and depicted with their fathers as princes like child king Ramses II with king Seti I. Also, the Child kings sometimes depicted as child gods like king Amenemhat III, king Amenhotep III and king Tutankhamun who were depicted as gods Nebry, Ihy and Nefertum, as a sign of rebirth and rejuvenation. So, we will discuss the different age stages of the king, starting from his divine birth, passing through his upbringing, and training as a prince to be the next king. This study will examine through different scenes from temples and tombs and also from different monuments from the minor art.

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