Abstract
More than 4000 graffiti are scattered throughout the Theban necropolis. Among them, around 2500 graffiti can be dated to Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Dynasties. These New Kingdom graffiti were made by members of the community of workmen from Deir el-Medina. Only a small group of no more than 120 graffiti consist of depictions of deities and veneration scenes. The interpretation of graffiti with depictions of Amun-Re on rock surfaces in the Valley of the Kings reveals valuable information regarding their locations. This study thus attempts to identify particular locations in the valley where the workmen of Deir el-Medina venerated Amun-Re in different forms. These spots may have been considered to be of religious significance to the workmen of Deir el-Medina.
Highlights
More than 4000 graffiti are scattered throughout the Theban necropolis
Černý, ‘Černý MMS 6.13: Theban graffiti copied by Carter in graffiti than Amun-Re, who is depicted in 42 graffiti in the Theban necropolis, 33 of which are located in the Valley of the Kings
The same result was established by Dorn through the analysis of ostraca stelae left by the workmen of Deir el-Medina in their huts in the Valley of the Kings, near to the graffiti under discussion.[5] in 1917’ (n.d.), graffito 1453; Černý, et al, Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine, III, graffiti 2694, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3384, 3675
Summary
More than 4000 graffiti are scattered throughout the Theban necropolis. Among them, around 2500 graffiti can be dated to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-First Dynasties.
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