event · evt_egyfull_gods_wife_institutional_expansion
Expansion of the God's Wife of Amun as a political and economic office
The office gained land, personnel, ritual prominence and political roles in Thebes under Libyan-associated, Kushite and Saite rulers.
What is the evidence?
observation
The office gained land, personnel, ritual prominence and political roles in Thebes under Libyan-associated, Kushite and Saite rulers.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
850 BCE–650 BCE
Precision: range
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- supports · provides economic context
Land Donations — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2013)Supports land and institutional dimensions.
Locator: Temple donations and patronage networks - supports · provides dynasty 25 context
25th Dynasty — Jeremy Pope (2019)Supports political role.
Locator: Theban institutions and royal statecraft
Interpretation and caveats
The office linked royal strategies, elite women and temple institutions; individual holders and adoption arrangements must be dated separately.
Event context
Classification
Event type: institutional and gender history process
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Why it matters to the timeline
Adds women's institutions, temple economy and regional politics.
Research notes
- Supports political role. Role: provides dynasty 25 context. Locator: Theban institutions and royal statecraft.
- Supports land and institutional dimensions. Role: provides economic context. Locator: Temple donations and patronage networks.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides economic context
Land Donations — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2013)Supports land and institutional dimensions.
Locator: Temple donations and patronage networks - supports · provides dynasty 25 context
25th Dynasty — Jeremy Pope (2019)Supports political role.
Locator: Theban institutions and royal statecraft
Referenced records
- Karnak · entity
- Thebes · entity
- Temple estates and patronage networks · entity
- God's Wife of Amun · entity