Open AccessICONOGRAPHY OF THE REWARDING SCENE FROM THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PRIVATE TOMBS OF THE XIX DYNASTY
Author(s) -
Elena S. Ershova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
artikulʹt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-6165
DOI - 10.28995/2227-6165-2020-4-37-42
Subject(s) - reign , iconography , period (music) , ancient history , painting , history , art , archaeology , art history , law , political science , politics , aesthetics
The phenomenon of the king’s rewarding of the court officials and warriors for the loyal service reached the peak of its development during the New Kingdom Era, which is confirmed by lots of historical sources, as well as the scenes depicting the king’s rewarding the noble people which first appeared in private tombs during the reign of Thutmose IV and went on appearing during the whole New Kingdom Era. This article deals with the rewarding scenes which can be seen in private tombs in Thebes and which are dating back to Dynasty XIX period. Painting of private tombs of Dynasty XIX is characterized by fewer number of scenes depicting services and daily life of officials, and, to the contrary, larger amount of scenes related to the posthumous existence of the tomb owner. There are only three rewarding scenes in the private tombs dated back to the period in question, and these scenes can be found in the burials of Paser, the mayor of Thebes (TT 106), Apy the sculptor (TT 217) as well as in the burial of Thai who was a royal scribe. The composition of these scenes is based on scenes dated back to the period of Dynasty XVIII reign, however, they are smaller in scale.