Deceased Standing Sure Footed or Walking Sheltered by the Sunshades in the Old Kingdom

Saleh Soleiman

doi:10.22158/ac.v1n1p37

Abstract

This article deals with an Old Kingdom scene of the tomb owner standing sure footed or walking on the ground. He is sheltered by the sunshades. This scene was collected from the Old Kingdom tombs. The commentary considers the distribution of the scene in the Old Kingdom cemeteries, dating of the scene and reasons for its appearance and disappearance, sex of the depicted deceased, number and location of this scene in the tomb, elements of the scene, activities associated with the scene, exercise time activities associated with the scene, and the accompanied inscriptions. Interpretations of the scene-details are given. New explanation of the sunshade of Nefer’s tomb is introduced.

Highlights

The Old Kingdom tombs are decorated with many figures: the tomb owner, family members, and attendants
The scene appeared from the middle of the Fifth Dynasty in the Memphis necropolis and continued to the reign of Teti
The scene disappeared from the Memphis necropolis after the reign of Teti because of the decreased size of the tomb, limited space for the decoration in the super-structure, and the expansion of the decoration of the burial chamber

Summary

Introduction

The Old Kingdom tombs are decorated with many figures: the tomb owner, family members, and attendants. 2. Deceased Depicted Standing Sure Footed/ or Walking Sheltered by the Sunshades This scene is found in about ten Old Kingdom tombs; 1) Nihetep-Ptah G 2430/LG 25 (Figure 1), West field, Giza 3. Commentary 3.1 Distribution of the Scene in the Old Kingdom Cemeteries This depiction of the deceased standing sure footed or walking sheltered by the sunshades is found in both the Memphis necropolis and in the provinces.

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