A Papyrus-carrying scene from the Tomb of Ukhhotep son of Senbi (B 2) at Meir | ||
| Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Article 9, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 53-62 PDF (450.97 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2014.57114 | ||
| Author | ||
| Heba Ibrahim Mohamed Mahran | ||
| Department of Tourist Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Ancient Egyptians made use of almost every natural aspect in their environment and pictured that in their tombs. Papyrus was one of the plants that grew naturally in Egypt across the Nile river. The ancients used it extensively in many things, but the most important thing that made Egyptian papyrus widely known; even in modern times, was using it as a writing material. The ancient Egyptian workers used to collect papyrus from the marshes stack it in piles, and then use the plant after processing in various things. The gathering and carrying of papyrus was represented in many scenes; while workers carried the papyrus piles in different positions. The present study will explain the papyrus carrying scene that occurred on the walls of the tomb of Ukhhotep son of Senbi (B 2) at Meir. A description well be made for the scene and a comparison will be conducted with similar scenes from the Old and New Kingdoms. This will express the originality of the scene and the skill of the local artists at Meir in expressing difficult carrying positions and distinctive features of workers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Papyrus; Papyrus-carrying; Meir; old kingdom | ||
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