The Representation of the Nile on Mosaics: Various Contexts, Various Meanings

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The Representation of the Nile on Mosaics: Various Contexts, Various Meanings

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Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji Bilimi

Dergi:

Journal of Mosaic Research Issue 16, pp.239-250

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301371

pISSN:

1309-047X

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 Based on a few examples from different regions of the Roman Empire, we study the representation of the Nile from the end of the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. Depending on the case, the river is represented for itself, as a major element of the Egyptian landscape, a pleasant setting that brings benefits and abundance; this landscape, characterized by its flora and fauna, can also be depicted in Nilotic scenes with caricatured characters. In other representations, on the other hand, the god Nile is personified and the celebrations offered to him are shown to greet - and guarantee - the abundance of his flood, source of wealth and pleasure. It also happens that the personification of the Nile only serves as an allegory of the river, without wanting to highlight the god. These different iconographic schemes were to be found and intermingled in all regions of the Roman Empire until Late Antiquity. We show how the same iconography can take on, depending on the context, a religious character - when these images are associated with the cults of Egyptian deities, particularly Serapis - or a profane character, essentially in a domestic context. In the early Christian period, the Nile was considered one of the rivers of Paradise, and images of it took on a new meaning for both the commissioners and the faithful. We show how the same iconographic elements were used in different contexts, and how they were adopted, sometimes adapted, to serve different purposes and ideologies.

 Based on a few examples from different regions of the Roman Empire, we study the representation of the Nile from the end of the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. Depending on the case, the river is represented for itself, as a major element of the Egyptian landscape, a pleasant setting that brings benefits and abundance; this landscape, characterized by its flora and fauna, can also be depicted in Nilotic scenes with caricatured characters. In other representations, on the other hand, the god Nile is personified and the celebrations offered to him are shown to greet - and guarantee - the abundance of his flood, source of wealth and pleasure. It also happens that the personification of the Nile only serves as an allegory of the river, without wanting to highlight the god. These different iconographic schemes were to be found and intermingled in all regions of the Roman Empire until Late Antiquity. We show how the same iconography can take on, depending on the context, a religious character - when these images are associated with the cults of Egyptian deities, particularly Serapis - or a profane character, essentially in a domestic context. In the early Christian period, the Nile was considered one of the rivers of Paradise, and images of it took on a new meaning for both the commissioners and the faithful. We show how the same iconographic elements were used in different contexts, and how they were adopted, sometimes adapted, to serve different purposes and ideologies.

 Based on a few examples from different regions of the Roman Empire, we study the representation of the Nile from the end of the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. Depending on the case, the river is represented for itself, as a major element of the Egyptian landscape, a pleasant setting that brings benefits and abundance; this landscape, characterized by its flora and fauna, can also be depicted in Nilotic scenes with caricatured characters. In other representations, on the other hand, the god Nile is personified and the celebrations offered to him are shown to greet - and guarantee - the abundance of his flood, source of wealth and pleasure. It also happens that the personification of the Nile only serves as an allegory of the river, without wanting to highlight the god. These different iconographic schemes were to be found and intermingled in all regions of the Roman Empire until Late Antiquity. We show how the same iconography can take on, depending on the context, a religious character - when these images are associated with the cults of Egyptian deities, particularly Serapis - or a profane character, essentially in a domestic context. In the early Christian period, the Nile was considered one of the rivers of Paradise, and images of it took on a new meaning for both the commissioners and the faithful. We show how the same iconographic elements were used in different contexts, and how they were adopted, sometimes adapted, to serve different purposes and ideologies.

 Roma İmparatorluğunun farklı bölgelerinden birkaç örneğe dayanarak Helenistik Dönemin sonundan Geç Antik Çağa kadar Nilin temsili incelenmektedir. Duruma bağlı olarak nehir, Mısır manzarasının ana unsuru olarak, fayda ve bolluk getiren hoş bir ortam olarak temsil edilir; flora ve faunasıyla karakterize edilen bu manzara, karikatür karakterlerle Nilotik sahneler şeklinde de tasvir edilebilir. Bazı durumlarda ise tanrı Nil kişileştirilmiş ve ona sunulan kutlamalar, zenginlik ve zevk kaynağı olan akışının bolluğunu selamlamak ve garanti altına almak için tasvir edilmiştir. Ayrıca, Nilin kişileştirilmesinin, tanrıyı vurgulamak istemeden yalnızca nehrin bir alegorisi olarak hizmet ettiği de olur. Bu farklı ikonografik şemalar, Geç Antik Çağa kadar Roma İmparatorluğunun tüm bölgelerinde bulunur ve iç içe geçmiştir. Aynı ikonografi, bağlama bağlı olarak nasıl dini bir karaktere -bu imgeler Mısır tanrılarının kültleriyle, özellikle de Serapisle ilişkilendirildiğinde- veya esasen yerel bir bağlamda dünyevi bir karaktere bürünebileceğini göstermektedir. Erken Hıristiyanlık döneminde, Nil cennetin nehirlerinden biri olarak kabul edilmiş ve görüntüleri hem komisyon üyelerigörevli memurlar hem de inananlar için yeni bir anlam kazanmıştır. Aynı ikonografik öğelerin farklı bağlamlarda nasıl kullanıldığı ve bunların farklı amaçlara ve ideolojilere hizmet etmek için nasıl benimsendiği, kimi zaman da uyarlandığı gözler önüne serilmektedir.

Makale detayları

The Representation of the Nile on Mosaics: Various Contexts, Various Meanings

Yazarlar:

N.A.

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji Bilimi

Dergi:

Journal of Mosaic Research Issue 16, pp.239-250

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301371

pISSN:

1309-047X

Nile River

Nile God

Lagid and Roman Egypt

Roman Near East

Late AntiquityNil Nehri

Nil Tanrısı

Lagid ve Roma Mısırı

Roma Yakın Doğusu

Geç Antik Çağ

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: N.A.

Yayıncı: Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar: Arkeoloji Bilimi

Dergi: Journal of Mosaic Research Issue 16, pp.239-250

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001301371

pISSN: 1309-047X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

N.A.

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji Bilimi

Dergi:

Journal of Mosaic Research Issue 16, pp.239-250

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001301371

pISSN:

1309-047X