Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
Author(s): Anastasiia Stupko-LubczyńskaSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Theban Necropolis; North Asasif; Old/Middle Kingdom; Sixth/Eleventh Dynasty; Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra; burial chamber; sarcophagus/coffin; offering list; false door; Pyramid Texts;
Summary/Abstract: The paper offers some preliminary considerations concerning the distribution, composition, and orientation of the elements comprising the decoration of the burial chamber of Meru, TT 240. The tomb, situated within the North Asasif slope, dates to the last phase of the reign of Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra. The repertoire of the decorative elements found in Meru’s burial chamber may be traced back to the Old Kingdom, while some peculiarities in their distribution and orientation seem to be a consequence of the introduction of the Pyramid Texts, a post-Old Kingdom novelty in the decoration of a non-royal burial space.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2/2020
- Issue No: XXIX
- Page Range: 207-220
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English