The graffiti

Author(s):
Pelt, W.P. van; Staring, N.T.B.
Editor(s):
Raven, M.J.
Published
2020
Publication type
Part of book or chapter of book

Abstract

In addition to the formal reliefs and texts, the limestone revetment and columns in the superstructure of the tomb of Ptahemwia bear several dozen unofficial inscriptions and depictions, some incised, some written in red ochre (dipinti). These graffiti warrant further analysis for two reasons. First, they provide strong, contextualised evidence about the various ways in which the tomb of Ptahemwia was used. Second, they have the potential to shed new light on a shadowy area of Egyptian religious history: the study of aspects of popular piety.

EgyptSaqqaraNew KingdomNecropolisCemeteryMemphisGraffitiReligionBurial practicesVisitors' inscriptionsWalking Dead
Date issued
2020
Language
English
Publisher
Leiden: Sidestone Press
Is part of
Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities (2020), Pt. 22, p. 145-161
ISBN source
9789088908095
hdl
1887/138741
URL
https://www.sidestone.com/books/the-tombs-of-ptahemwia-and-sethnakht-at-saqqara