Hunting at the time of the emergence of the Ancient Egyptian state

A brief excursus on hunting scenes dated to the Predynastic Period in Egypt shows to what extent this elite activity has acted as driving force towards the creation of a ruler ideology at the time of the emergence of the Ancient Egyptian State. Far from being only a way to ensure food provisioning, hunting dangerous animals in the desert assumed, at that time, huge social and political value for a small group of people, whose desire was to distinguish themselves and acquire control over the territory and their peers. In the development of this ideology of power, it is possible to foresee the most important characteristics of the pharaohs of historical period, such as the representation of the ruler figure, the lack of realism in the depictions of hunting scenes, the need to establish order over chaos and the connection between defeating natural elements and prevailing over human opponents