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Sixth-century BCE Egypt spawned a key figure of ancient cross-regional diplomacy. The Egyptian politician and chief physician Udjahorresnet had important inner-political roles in the former Egyptian kingship realm and became a significant figure in transforming Egypt into a regional centre within the vast and culturally diverse empire of the Achaemenid Persians.
Udjahorresnet’s reputation was such that he was revered some two centuries after his death, but today many scholars view him as a collaborator. He was, no doubt, a complex man, and he left a complex record reflecting the complex world in which he lived. The thirteen essays in this volume explore his life, his texts, his artifacts and his milieu.
Published as a special volume of the Journal of Egyptian Interconnections, the work consists of thirteen papers exploring the life, texts, artifacts and social milieu of this politician and chief physician.
The papers in this publication, written by a number of prominent scholars, examine and highlight the crosscultural connections of Udjahorresnet, and not only review the evidence from the Egyptological viewpoint but also the comparative evidence from Babylonia and Persia. An academic publication worth reading to obtain insight into this complex individual, and also the close connectivity of the late sixth century BC Nile Valley with Achaemenid Persia.