Constructing authority

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Royal ideology significantly influenced various aspects of ancient Egyptian culture, leading to the organization of conferences since 1995, known as Tagung zur Königsideologie, to unite scholars on this topic. The 8th session, held in Budapest in May 2016, was centered on “Prestige, Reputation and the Perception of Power in Egyptian Kingship.” Presentations included Tamás A. Bács discussing a late Ramesside king-list, while Horst Beinlich explored the realm of governance as a prestige object. Monika Dolinska examined birds and felines in royal iconography, and Elizabeth Eltze focused on how self-adornment contributed to royal identity and ideology through the jewels of ancient Napata and Meroë. Christopher Eyre analyzed the calculated use of violence in displays of power, and Shih-Wei Hsu presented on images of the Pharaoh. Jiří Janák and Filip Coppens discussed the duality in the concept of divine authority of the Egyptian king. Other topics included the wnn-formula in late temple rituals by Dieter Kurth, Ewa Laskowska-Kusztal's insights on royal authority in Kalabsha, and Ulrich Luft's examination of the Gate of Power. Massimiliano Nuzzolo addressed the royal paradigm in Fifth Dynasty Egypt, while Christine Raedler explored the deification of Ramesses II. Anthony Spalinger presented sensory models related to Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, and Carola Vogel reconsidered the relationship between Thutmosis III and Senuseret III r