CONTENTS
PAGE
THE NECROPOLIS OF THEBES—Continued
the home feeling; as shown by the form and the decoration
of the tomb; resume; the burial-place in the tomb . . . i3
The Decoration of the Tomb. The decoration is in har-
mony with the above theory; gloom not manifest in the
scenes of burial; until later times; ceiling decorations de-
rived from the house; later laxity in this respect; domestic
and rural motives predominant in the hall of the tomb;
mural decoration in Egypt; the scenes in the hall of the tomb
mirror the panorama of life; they depict essential human
needs; they also reflect the memories of the dead; his self-
esteem; his love of family .........21
Disposition of the Pictures. Distribution of the pictures
in the typical tomb...........3o
chapter 11
->
THE TOMB OF NAKHT......... . 33
The Site and the Sepulchre. The tomb not unfamiliar; the
discovery and the re-examination of the tomb; a statuette of
Nakht; the burial-place and its furniture; site and description
of the tomb; the ceiling..........35
Its Owner (South wall). A theory that the tomb was not
designed for Nakht; the stela the natural source of biograph "
ical information; the stela described; the side panels; the
inscriptions on the stela; Nakht's office; date of the tomb . [\k
The Piety of Nakht (East wall). Scene of sun-worship; its
character; parallel scene opposite it.......5o
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PAGE
THE NECROPOLIS OF THEBES—Continued
the home feeling; as shown by the form and the decoration
of the tomb; resume; the burial-place in the tomb . . . i3
The Decoration of the Tomb. The decoration is in har-
mony with the above theory; gloom not manifest in the
scenes of burial; until later times; ceiling decorations de-
rived from the house; later laxity in this respect; domestic
and rural motives predominant in the hall of the tomb;
mural decoration in Egypt; the scenes in the hall of the tomb
mirror the panorama of life; they depict essential human
needs; they also reflect the memories of the dead; his self-
esteem; his love of family .........21
Disposition of the Pictures. Distribution of the pictures
in the typical tomb...........3o
chapter 11
->
THE TOMB OF NAKHT......... . 33
The Site and the Sepulchre. The tomb not unfamiliar; the
discovery and the re-examination of the tomb; a statuette of
Nakht; the burial-place and its furniture; site and description
of the tomb; the ceiling..........35
Its Owner (South wall). A theory that the tomb was not
designed for Nakht; the stela the natural source of biograph "
ical information; the stela described; the side panels; the
inscriptions on the stela; Nakht's office; date of the tomb . [\k
The Piety of Nakht (East wall). Scene of sun-worship; its
character; parallel scene opposite it.......5o
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