Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout

The paper offers some preliminary considerations concerning the distribution, composition, and orientation of the elements comprising the decoration of the burial chamber of Meru, TT 240. The tomb, situated within the North Asasif slope, dates to the last phase of the reign of Mentuhotep II Nebhepet...

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Main Author: Anastasiia Stupko-Lubczyńska
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Language:deu
Published: University of Warsaw Press 2020-12-01
Series:Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
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Online Access:http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0014.6007
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description The paper offers some preliminary considerations concerning the distribution, composition, and orientation of the elements comprising the decoration of the burial chamber of Meru, TT 240. The tomb, situated within the North Asasif slope, dates to the last phase of the reign of Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra. The repertoire of the decorative elements found in Meru’s burial chamber may be traced back to the Old Kingdom, while some peculiarities in their distribution and orientation seem to be a consequence of introduction of the Pyramid Texts, a post-Old Kingdom novelty in the decoration of a non-royal burial space.
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Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
Theban Necropolis
North Asasif
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Sixth Dynasty
Eleventh Dynasty
title Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
title_full Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
title_fullStr Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
title_full_unstemmed Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
title_short Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240) at North Asasif: some remarks on the layout
title_sort decorated burial chamber of meru tt 240 at north asasif some remarks on the layout
topic Theban Necropolis
North Asasif
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Sixth Dynasty
Eleventh Dynasty
url http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0014.6007
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