Shehab, N. (2024). DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES. Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, (), -. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2024.225004.1142
Naglaa Shehab. "DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES". Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2024.225004.1142
Shehab, N. (2024). 'DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES', Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2024.225004.1142
Shehab, N. DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES. Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2024.225004.1142
DRUNKENNESS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ACCORDING TO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEXTS AND SCENES
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 January 2024
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Abstract
السُّكْرُ ومظاهره فى ضوء النصوص والمناظر المصرية القديمة[Ar]
كانت عادة "السُّكْرِ" معروفة فى مصر القديمة، بل نستطيع القول أنها كانت مقبولة ومطلوبة فى كثير من المناسبات والشعائر الدينية. كان للسُّكْرُ مظاهر إيجابية وسلبية، فكان من شأنه أن يجلب المتعة لصاحبه، وكذلك كان وسيلة للتواصل مع الآلهة والأموات، بل اعتبر المصرى القديم السُّكْرُ امتيازًا مقدسًا، وعلامة على الإخلاص، ليس لأنه يوفر المتعة فحسب، بل لأنه يؤدي إلى حالة حدودية تسمح للحي بالتواصل مع الموتى والدخول إلى عالم الآلهة. وهذا ما تدل عليه مناظر الأعياد والمآدب، وكذلك مواكب الدفن. من جانب آخر وصفت النصوص الأدبية والتعاليم السكير بالعديد من الصفات الذميمة من باب التحذير منه. فوصف بأنه عنيف، فظ الحديث، لايدرك أقواله وأفعاله، يفتقد للوعى والتفكير والأصدقاء، ويصبح عاجزا كالطفل الصغير. تهدف هذه المقالة إلى دراسة مصطلح "السُّكْرِ"، واستعراض المظاهر الإيجابية والسلبية لعادة السُّكْرِ فى مصر القديمة ودورها فى إبراز التوازن فى الفكر المصرى القديم، وأخيراً، إلقاء الضوء على الآثار الجسدية لعادة السُّكْرِ.
[En] Drunkenness was common in ancient Egypt. It was considered acceptable and required on many occasions and religious rituals. Drunkenness had positive and negative aspects. It pleasured its owner while also serving as a method of communication with deities and the deceased. Rather, the ancient Egyptians saw drunkenness as a sacred privilege and a sign of sincerity, not only because it provided pleasure but also because it led to a borderline state in which the living could communicate with the dead and enter the realm of the gods. Scenes of feasts and banquets, as well as burial processions, attested to this. On the other hand, literary texts and teachings described the drunkard as having many repulsive characteristics as a warning against him. He was described as violent, rude, oblivious to his own words and actions, helpless, as well as lacking consciousness, thinking, and friends. The goal of this paper is to investigate the term "drunkenness", highlighting the positive and negative aspects of the habit of drunkenness in ancient Egypt, as well as its role in highlighting the balance in ancient Egyptian thought. It also sheds light on the physical effects of the habit of drunkenness.