Davies, Norman de Garis: Two Ramesside tombs at Thebes (New York, 1927)

CONTENTS

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PREFACE..............ix

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS..........xiii

INTRODUCTION............xv

The significance of the Ramesside era; its effect on sepulchral
art; rare exceptions; its increased freedom; its richness of color;
its weak features; other characteristics; hindrances to a just
estimate; the transitional period; outstanding examples.

CHAPTER I

THE TOMR OF USERH^T .5/.........i

The site of the tomb; the exterior and entrance; the interior;
provision for sepulture; the ceilings; the mural subjects. North
wall, east side: the worship of Osiris; User net's dress; its evi-
dence of date and function; its decorative merit; Userhet's wife;
other relations; lower scene, worship of Thothmes I; Userhet,
priest of the cult; his female relations; four inharmonious addi-
tions; the first two rites; the third rite. South wall, east side:
worship of Mont; upper scene, Osiris the judge; Userhet's
purification; his prayer to his judges. East wall: the hospital-
ity of Nut; the guests; the goddess; use of shading and graded
color; speech of Nut; the subscene. Features of the west bay.
West wall: a scene of recreation; the family adore Mont; an
involved genealogy; Userhet's father. North wall, west side:
anniversary of the burial of Thothmes I; the mortuary bark;
perambulation of the statue; Userhet's own burial provision.
South wall, west side: his hopes in death; his rewards in life;

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