Tomb of Parennefer, Butler of Pharaoh Akhenaten

Theban Tomb 188

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Theban Tomb 188 is the sole archaeological site in the ancient Theban necropolis securely dated to the reign of the “heretic pharaoh” Akhenaten (1353–1336 BCE). The result of several years of clearance and recording by Dr. Susan Redford, director of the Akhenaten Temple Project’s Theban Tomb Survey, this richly illustrated book provides a detailed description of the remaining wall scenes and texts of this historically important ancient monument. In the fourteenth century BCE, Pharaoh Akhenaten attempted to institute a radical religious reform and moved his capital city to Amarna. This book publishes important evidence related to the Amarna period in ancient Egypt, specifically the plans, reliefs, and inscriptions of Theban Tomb 188, belonging to Parennefer, the tutor and butler of the king. Dr. Redford’s detailed archaeological study traces the rapid evolution of ideology, iconography, and iconoclasm, as revealed in Parennefer’s tomb. The decoration kept pace with the momentous changes in the king’s thinking, so that, when dovetailed with the pictorial evidence from the excavations of the great Gem-pa-aten temple at Karnak, it becomes possible to chronicle these rapid changes.This definitive study of the tomb of Parennefer will appeal to archaeologists, Egyptologists, historians of religion, and art historians working on the ancient Near East.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-11-15
Mått216 x 279 x 20 mm
Vikt975 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9781646021925

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List of IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1. Location and Description1.1 Surrounding Landmarks1.2 Description of Adjacent Monuments1.3 Disposition of the MonumentsChapter 2. Architecture2.1 Courtyard and External Premises2.2 Interior Arrangement2.3 Shafts and Subterranean Chamber2.4 Present Physical Condition2.5 Preparation of Surfaces for DecorationChapter 3. Decorative Program (with textual translations and notes by Donald B. Redford)3.1 Courtyard Façade3.2 Exterior Doorway3.3 Reveals of the Entryway3.4 Granary Scene3.5 Vintage Scene3.6 Orchard Scene3.7 Scene of Bringing Cattle3.8 The Per-Aten Complex3.9 The Reward Scene3.10 The Seated Couple3.11 The Processional Scene3.12 Scene of Mortuary Offerings3.13 Doorway to the Inner Shrine3.14 Ceiling and BordersChapter 4. Dating and Chronology4.1 Chronology of the Reign4.2 Dating Criteria4.3 Chronological Ordering of Wall DecorationChapter 5. Scene Restoration5.1 South Wall, West Side5.2 South Wall, East Side5.3 North Wall, East Side5.4 North Wall, West Side5.5 Courtyard FaçadeChapter 6. Catalogue of Wall BlocksChapter 7. The Tomb Owner (by Donald B. Redford)7.1 Rank and Functional Titles7.2 Courtesy Titles and Epithets7.3 Chronology of Parennefer’s CareerChapter 8. ConclusionPlatesBibliographyIndex

“. . .this is a beautifully produced volume that addresses, in detail, the archaeology of a historically important ancient Egyptian monument. . . . Perhaps most significantly, Redford’s definitive guide to this tomb, and to Parennefer himself, provides unique insight into the changes in art and culture at that time, especially at a non-royal level of society.”—Elizabeth Eltze Bryn Mawr Classical Review