SOME NOTES ON THE TRADITION OF CAMBYSES/NEBUCHADNEZZAR IN BOOK LI OF JOHN OF NIKIU'S CHRONICLE
The tradition represented in Book LI of John's Chronicle was created in different periods, locations, and cultural and ethnic environments. The core of the story itself speaks of Cambyses' invasion of Egypt. Cambyses was beginning to be presented as an archetypal Egyptian enemy, and storie...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Egitto e Vicino Oriente 2018-01, Vol.41, p.151-166 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The tradition represented in Book LI of John's Chronicle was created in different periods, locations, and cultural and ethnic environments. The core of the story itself speaks of Cambyses' invasion of Egypt. Cambyses was beginning to be presented as an archetypal Egyptian enemy, and stories of the destruction of the country during his invasion remained preserved in various parts of Egypt for centuries. In various areas, local tradition linked Cambyses with destructions that he had clearly not caused. In fact, his name had been attached to events and linked to the memory of his invasion that had happened in other periods of Egyptian history. The present study discusses how this archetype of evil became part of the tradition known from John's Chronicle. Specifically, it deals with one element of this tradition: the merging of the Cambyses and Nebuchadnezzar characters. |
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ISSN: | 0392-6885 2284-1504 |