RT Article
T1 Transformation of a Sacred Landscape: Veneration of Amun-Re in Graffiti in the Valley of the Kings
JF The journal of Egyptian archaeology
VO 107
IS 1/2
SP 191
OP 205
A1 Ragab, Muhammad R.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1786542501
AB 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.
K1 sacred landscape
K1 workmen of Deir el-Medina
K1 Amun-Re
K1 Valley of the Kings
K1 Graffiti
DO 10.1177/03075133211032235