The decoration on the cult chapel walls of the Old Kingdom tombs at Giza : a new approach to their interaction / by Leo Roeten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roeten, Leo.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 70.

Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; Volume 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tombs--Egypt--Jīzah.

Tombs.

Chapels--Decoration--Egypt--Jīzah.

Chapels.

Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian--Egypt--Jīzah.

Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Jīzah.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Jīzah (Egypt)--Antiquities.

Jīzah (Egypt).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Decoration on the Cult Chapel Walls of the Old Kingdom Tombs at Giza Leo Roeten presents a method that evaluates the degree of interaction between the various decoration themes that are placed on the western wall of the cult chapels at the tombs of Giza. Diagrams resulting from that method show that during the 5th dynasty the focus of the mode of food supply for the ka of the deceased changed from primarily active to primarily magical. On the other walls of the chapel this change not only led to the loss of some secondary cultic functions like the inviting and guiding functions, but also to an increasing focus on scenes from the daily life of the tomb owner.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Leo Roeten

I Architecture, Decoration and Interpretation / Leo Roeten

II Preliminary Considerations / Leo Roeten

III The Methods Employed in the Present Study / Leo Roeten

IV The Western Wall of the Cult Chapel / Leo Roeten

V The Co-occurrence of (Sub)themes on the Western Wall / Leo Roeten

VI The Locations of the (Sub)themes on the Western Wall / Leo Roeten

VII The Relation Between the (Sub)themes on the Western Wall / Leo Roeten

VIII The Decoration of the False Door / Leo Roeten

IX The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character of the False Door and Its Parts: Possible Interactions between the False Door and the Western Wall / Leo Roeten

X The Interactions between the Decoration of the Western Wall and the False Door: Further Considerations about the Magical Food Supply / Leo Roeten

XI The Results: Analysis and Correlation / Leo Roeten

XII The Entrance Jambs and Entrance Thicknesses / Leo Roeten

XIII The Northern Wall of the Chapel / Leo Roeten

XIV The Southern Wall of the Chapel / Leo Roeten

XV The Eastern Wall of the Chapel / Leo Roeten

XVI The Interaction between (Sub)themes on the Various Walls / Leo Roeten

XVII Conclusions / Leo Roeten

Catalogues / Leo Roeten

Tables / Leo Roeten

Diagrams / Leo Roeten

Chronological Orderings / Leo Roeten.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26546-5

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004265462 DOI