Davies, Norman de Garis: The tomb of two sculptors at Thebes (New York, 1925)

CONTENTS

sacrifice; Nebamun sacrifices to the gods; Thepu; accessories
in the sub-scene; offerings to Hathor; adoration of deified
royalties by Nebamun; reflections on pictures of worship;
worship of gods of burial by Nebamun; honors shown to the
parents; blessings claimed by the owners; changes now observ-
able in pictures of burial; the scene here presents a difficulty;
Ramesside models foreshadowed here: significance of this
anticipation; upper scene, worship of Osiris; the head of the pro-
cession; cattle drag the bier of the dead; duplication of the
cortege; lower scene, last rites before the tomb; mourning by
female relatives; the ceremonial; the funeral booths; the pre-
sentation of burial gifts; passage of the river by officials and
guests; facial expression of sorrow; other features of the scene;
banqueting scenes in general; the cup handed to Nebamun
and Thepu; a privileged pair; other guests; similar scene in
honor of Apuki; the workshops of which the owners had charge;
the design a borrowed one; weighing out the materials; influ-
ence of burial customs on art; carpenters at work; interpre-
tation of a drawing; jewelers and engravers; smiths; boring
beads and vases; an unfinished shrine; this incompleteness may
have a political cause...........27

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