The Deceased in el-Salamuni Necropolis: Following Osiris in Classical Dress
This article investigates the depiction of the deceased in unpublished Graeco-Roman tombs of el-Salamuni, the main necropolis of Akhmim, ancient Panopolis, during the Graeco-Roman Period, where the male/female deceased is often represented at a large scale dressed in a daily, luxurious classical-sty...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Kairo
Year: 2023, Volume: 79, Pages: 1-39 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
El- Salamuni
/ Akhmim
/ Egyptology
/ Dead person
/ Burial chamber
/ Hereafter
/ Iconography
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| IxTheo Classification: | HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
burial niche
B إناء سيتولا B العالم الآخر B Afterlife B situla B مقصورة دفن B بانوبوليس B Panopolis |
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| Summary: | This article investigates the depiction of the deceased in unpublished Graeco-Roman tombs of el-Salamuni, the main necropolis of Akhmim, ancient Panopolis, during the Graeco-Roman Period, where the male/female deceased is often represented at a large scale dressed in a daily, luxurious classical-style garment, displaying a kind of greatness, power, and wealth. The deceased also often hold a special attribute-object in their hands, containing the rotulus and the situla of Isis. During the author’s investigation of the Graeco-Roman tombs, the large classical depiction of the patron of the tomb was found to be a special characteristic that is extensively depicted in the el-Salamuni necropolis, either in the antechamber or the burial chambers of the tombs. The paper visualises and analyses the religious and artistic reasons for this special iconography. This article investigates the depiction of the deceased in unpublished Graeco-Roman tombs of el-Salamuni, the main necropolis of Akhmim, ancient Panopolis, during the Graeco-Roman Period, where the male/female deceased is often represented at a large scale dressed in a daily, luxurious classical-style garment, displaying a kind of greatness, power, and wealth. The deceased also often hold a special attribute-object in their hands, containing the rotulus and the situ la of Isis. During the author's investigation of the Graeco-Roman tombs, the large classical depiction of the patron of the tomb was found to be a special characteristic that is extensively depicted in the el-Salamuni necropolis, either in the antechamber or the burial chambers of the tombs. The paper visualises and analyses the religious and artistic reasons for this special iconography. |
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| ISSN: | 2943-7970 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Kairo
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.34780/4a6q-76yf |
