New at OsirisNet: TT100, the tomb of REKHMIRE at Thebes

TT100, the tomb of REKHMIRE at Thebes

Coming from a powerful family that had already supplied before him at least two Viziers to Egypt, Rekhmire occupied the Viziership under Thutmose III and remained there in turn until the first part of the reign of Amenhotep. 

Many thanks to Peter Sullivan for this translation

His tomb (or rather its chapel), TT100, is carved at the base of the hill of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It is exceptional, and historically important for its pictorial quality, especially in the texts it contains, which explain the various functions and responsibilities of the Vizier as well as his duties. It also contains magnificent scenes of foreign peoples’ payment of tribute and the most comprehensive version of the ritual of opening the mouth in all the Theban tombs. Rather well preserved in its most interesting parts, the chapel is recognizable at the first glance into its long room that directly faces the entrance. It is indeed unique because its ceiling rises gradually along its length up to 8m high at its end. 

Images and text are inseparable in ancient Egypt, and this is particularly true in the tomb of Rekhmire which we can illustrate with over 600 photos thanks to the help of many people (see end of article for acknowledgements).

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CFEETK News: Début de la mise en ligne des inscriptions des parois de la salle hypostyle, de la chapelle rouge, de la chapelle de calcite de Thoutmosis IV et du temple Opet

Projet Karnak : Début de la mise en ligne des inscriptions des parois de la salle hypostyle, de la chapelle rouge, de la chapelle de calcite de Thoutmosis IV et du temple Opet.

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Depuis quelques semaines a débuté la mise en ligne dans le projet Karnak des premières inscriptions des parois de la salle hypostyle, de la chapelle rouge, de la chapelle de calcite de Thoutmosis IV et, plus récemment, du temple d'Opet.

Salle hypostyle :
http://www.cfeetk.cnrs.fr/karnak/?iu=859

Chapelle rouge :
http://www.cfeetk.cnrs.fr/karnak/?iu=1192

Chapelle de Thoutmosis IV :
http://www.cfeetk.cnrs.fr/karnak/?iu=3214

Temple d’Opet :
http://www.cfeetk.cnrs.fr/karnak/?iu=1747

Pour chacun de ces monuments, les inscriptions non encore disponibles seront mises en ligne progressivement.

Liste des derniers documents mis en ligne : www.cfeetk.cnrs.fr/karnak/

Carnet de recherche hypothèse.org : karnak.hypotheses.org/

Sébastien Biston-Moulin, Christophe Thiers, Cédric Larcher, Anaïs Tillier.

Online Collection scientifique CEDAE-CNRS et mémoires du CEDAE

Collection scientifique CEDAE-CNRS et mémoires du CEDAE

Les Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine 

• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine: II,4. Plans de position.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine: II,5. Plans de position.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine III,5: Fac-similes.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine III,6: Fac-similes.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,1: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,2: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,3: Transcriptions et Indices
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,4: Transcriptions et indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,5: Transcriptions et Indices.
• Graffiti de la Montagne Thébaine IV,6: Transcriptions et indices.

Temples de la Nubie 

• Le temple d’Amada I: Architecture.

Le temple de Louxor

• Le temple de Louxor. La face sud du massif est du pylône de Ramsès II.

Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project News: Complete photographic coverage

From Peter Brand on EEF (not archived - links added)

The Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project is pleased to announce that we have now updated our website to include complete photographic coverage of all the interior wall scenes from the Hypostyle Hall in addition to the Sety I war scenes.

Our homepage:  http://www.memphis.edu/hypostyle/

For the interior wall scenes please see:
http://www.memphis.edu/hypostyle/interior_wall_scenes.php

For the Sety I war scenes please see:
http://www.memphis.edu/hypostyle/sety_i_war_scenes.php

All users are free to examine and download hundreds of high resolution images of the wall scenes.

In the coming months we plan to include similar coverage of the war scenes of Ramesses II on the south exterior wall, the inscriptions on the gateways and on the 134 columns.

Best regards

Peter Brand

Dr. Peter J. Brand
Dunavant Professor of Ancient History
Department of History
University of Memphis
Memphis TN 38152
tel: 901 678-2521
fax: 901 678-2720
pbrand@memphis.edu
menmaatre@hotmail.com

 AWOL's entry on The Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project

 

Karnak Cachette online

[First posted in AWOL 5 November 2009. Updates 24 January 2013]

Cachette de Karnak et numéros "K" de G. Legrain 
Version 2, data date January 22nd 2013

 

En 1903, l’archéologue Georges Legrain fit une découverte exceptionnelle au nord-ouest de la cour du VIIe pylône, qui avait déjà livré dans sa partie sud de nombreux éléments d’architecture du Moyen et du Nouvel Empire : plus de 700 statues, 17000 bronzes et de nombreux autres objets furent mis au jour, au prix de fouilles rendues difficiles par les eaux d’infiltration. Le chantier se poursuivit jusqu’en 1907 et la plupart des statues rejoignirent le Musée du Caire.
En dehors d’un certain nombre d’effigies royales de toutes époques, les statues découvertes appartenaient généralement à des prêtres qui officièrent à Karnak entre le Nouvel Empire et la fin de l’époque ptolémaïque. En cela, la « Cachette » est une mine de renseignements sur le clergé et l’évolution des cultes. Des généalogies peuvent être reconstituées à partir de statues appartenant à différentes générations d’une même famille thébaine. Pour l’histoire de l’art, l’apport est tout aussi remarquable, car un grand nombre de types statuaires sont représentés. En outre, de nombreux petits objets de toutes sortes (stèles, plaques d'incrustation, amulettes, coudées votives, etc.) furent trouvés par Legrain lors de ces fouilles...

Un protocole de coopération a été signé en 2008 entre le Conseil Suprême des Antiquités, représenté par son Secrétaire Général, Dr. Zahi Hawass, et l'IFAO, représenté par sa directrice, Dr. Laure Pantalacci. Un comité scientifique, présidé par le professeur Ali Radwan, a été créé pour superviser les travaux. La coopération entre les deux institutions a permis la publication de cette base de données sur le web.

Georges Legrain made an extraordinary discovery in 1903 in the north-west section of the courtyard in front of the Seventh Pylon at Karnak, which had already revealed architectural elements dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms. Over 700 statues in stone, 17000 in bronze and many other artefacts were unearthed during an excavation made difficult due to the infiltrations from the watertable. The work lasted until 1907 and most of the statues ended up in the Cairo Museum. Apart from a certain number of royal effigies from various periods, the statues, which date from the New Kingdom up to the end of the Ptolemaic period, portray priests occupying various functions in Karnak. For this reason, the "cachette" is an extraordinary source of information on the clergy and the ritualistic evolution of Karnak. Genealogies can be reconstituted from the statues of various generations from the same Theban families. The value of this find in terms of the history of art is just as important since a large number of different types of statue are present. Moreover, many small objects of various kinds (stelae, inlay plaques, amulets, votives cubits, etc.) were found by Legrain during these excavations...

A protocol of cooperation was signed in April 2008 between the Supreme Council of Antiquities, represented by its Secretary General, Dr. Zahi Hawass, and the IFAO, represented by its director, Dr. Laure Pantalacci. A scientific committee, chaired by Professor Ali Radwan, has been created to supervise the work. The cooperation between the two institutions has lead to the publication of this database on the web.

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+1	CK 1, Group statue of Sn-nfr and Sn(t)-n(ȝ)y. Cairo CG 42126 K 1  "Black" Granite  New Kingdom / 18th dyn. / Amenhotep II
+1	CK 2, Block statue of Ḥr, son of Nsr-Jmn and Ḏd-Mwt-jw.s-ʿnḫ. Cairo CG 42226 K 2  "Grey" granite  T.I.P. / 23rd dyn. / Pedubastis I
+9	CK 3, Kneeling statue of Jmn-m-ḥȝt holding vase. Cairo CG 42130 K 3  Limestone  New Kingdom-T.I.P.
+1	CK 4, Striding statue of Tutankhamun, usurped by Horemheb. Cairo CG 42091 K 4  Granite  New Kingdom / 18th dyn. / Tutankhamun
	CK 5, Group statue of Pȝ-šrj-n-tȝ-jswy, ʿšȝ-jḫt and Nfrt-jj.w. Cairo JE 36576 K 5  Diorite  Late Period-Ptolemaic Period / 30th dyn.-Ptolemies
+8	CK 6, Striding colossus of Senwosret III. Cairo CG 42011 K 6  "Pink" granite  Middle Kingdom / 12th dyn. / Senwosret III
+5	CK 7, Striding colossus of Senwosret III. Cairo CG 42012 K 7  "Pink" granite  Middle Kingdom / 12th dyn. / Senwosret III
+1	CK 8, Squatting statue of Mnṯw-ḥtp, as scribe. Cairo CG 42037 K 8  "Grey" granite  Middle Kingdom / 12th dyn. / Senwosret I-Amenemhat II
+1	CK 9, Squatting statue of Rʿ-mss-nḫt, son of Mry-Bȝstt, as scribe. Luxor J.934 (= Cairo CG 42162) K 9  "Grey" granite  New Kingdom / 20th dyn. / Ramesses IV-Ramesses VI
+14	CK 10, Block statue of Jʿḥ-ms, son of Pȝ-ḫȝr-Ḫnsw and Ȝst-m-Ȝḫ-bjt. Alexandria, National Museum 116 (= Cairo JE 36579) K 10  "Black" Granite  Ptolemaic Period / Ptolemies
+26	CK 11, Seated statue of Pȝ-dj-Jmn-jpt, son of N(ȝ)-mnḫ-Ȝst. Cairo CG 48620 K 11  Calcite  T.I.P.-Late Period / trans. 25th-26th dyn.
+1	CK 12, Head of a colossus of Shabaka. Aswan, Nubian Museum, unknown number (= Cairo CG 42010) K 12  "Pink" granite  T.I.P. / 25th dyn. / Shabaka
+1	CK 13, Seated statue of a vizir, dedicated by his son, vizir ʿnḫw. Cairo CG 42034 K 13  "Grey" granite  S.I.P. / 13th dyn. / Sobekhotep III Sekhemre-Swadjtawy
+9	CK 14, Kneeling statue of Amenhotep II holding offering-table. Cairo CG 42073 K 14  "Grey" granite  New Kingdom / 18th dyn. / Amenhotep II
	CK 15, Statue of Renenoutet (snake-headed) dedicated by Jmn-m-ḥb. Cairo CG 39142 K 15  Limestone  New Kingdom / 18th dyn.

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