Representations of Women in the Middle Kingdom Tombs of Officials

Ľubica Hudáková, Ph.D. (2015, University of Vienna), is Research Associate at the Institute of Egyptology, University of Vienna. She has published a number of articles on Middle Kingdom tomb decoration and co-edited Change and Innovation in Middle Kingdom Art (2016) and Art-facts and Artefacts: Visualising the Material World in Middle Kingdom Egypt (2018).

• AcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1 Introduction1.1 The Tomb and Its Decorative Programme as a Source of Analysis2 The Scope and Purpose of the Study2.1 Period2.2 Monuments2.3 Old versus Middle Kingdom2.4 Terminology2.5 Selection of Scenes and Methodology3 State of Research3.1 Studies on Women3.2 Position of Women in the Ancient Egyptian Society and Their Occupations3.3 Women in the Art of the Old Kingdom4 Women in Crafts and Trades4.1 Linen Production—Spinning and Weaving5 Women in Marsh-Related Activities5.1 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in the Course of Fowling with the Throw-Stick and Spear-Fishing5.2 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in the Course of Fowling with the Clapnet5.3 Women as Active Fishers and Fowlers6 Women in Agriculture6.1 Cultivation of Grain7 Women in Food Preparation7.1 Bread-Making and Brewing8 Women and Crime8.1 Rendering Accounts9 Women and Beauty Care9.1 Hair-Dressing Scene10 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner10.1 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in the Course of Mꜣꜣ10.2 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in Other Contexts10.3 Excursus: Singular Themes in the Tomb of Sarenput I (QH 36)11 Women and Games, Dance, and Music11.1 Games and Acrobatic Exercises11.2 Dance and Festivities11.3 Music12 Women in the Burial Procession12.1 Female Mourners13 Summary and Concluding RemarksBibliographyIndex