https://youtube/watch?v=0KqS1UsGi0I TOMB OF NEFERSEKHERU (Luxor – El Khokha) The Tomb of Nefersekheru is the TT296 of the Necropolis of El-Khokha. Nefersekheru held the titles of Administrator of the Treasury and Scribe of the Lord of the Two Lands, Scribe of divine offerings of all gods and Director of the workers. He lived during the Ramesside Period and he had three wives: - Kah, that we see depicted only on the south and north walls of the entrance corridor of the tomb. The image of Kah is made in low relief and painted in contrast to all other representations of the tomb that are only painted. That and the position of particularly important in which was inserted the image of Kah suggests a relationship of particular importance with Nefersekheru respect to the other two wives. - Nefertiri, that we see depicted on the south wall of the main chamber. She gave to Nefersekheru a daughter named Hener. - Nedjmaat-Mut, that we see depicted on the north wall of the main chamber. We have reports of three sons but the only of which we know the name is Amenemipet, Scribe military of the Lord of the Two Lands. The tomb consists of two chambers, oriented south-north, and of two underground burial complex. Only the entrance corridor, on the east side of the grave, and the first chamber are decorated. The colors, laid out on white plaster, are composed of scenes in two registers and a frieze kheker for the walls and panels with geometric motifs intersected by bands of hieroglyphic texts to the ceiling. The images of Nefersekheru, of his wives and of the deities were, in some cases, deliberately mutilated of the face. The entrance of the tomb is located in a large courtyard in which there are also the entrances of the TT365 Tomb of Nefermenu, and the TT178 Tomb of Neferrenpet. The first chamber or entry chamber measures approximately 24,50 feet in length, 6,50 feet in width and 8 feet in height. The southern side of the east wall is decorated on two registers and an upper frieze separated from them by a yellow band with hieroglyphic texts. The upper register is composed of five scenes from the Book of the Dead. Among these we see, as part of the Judgement of Osiris, Nefersekheru and Nefertiri that, led by the hand by Anubis, undergo the ritual of the Weighing of the Heart. Present at the ceremony Horus that controls the weight of the balance and Thoth that, in his prerogative of scribe, verbalizes the weighing result. On the right-hand pan of the scale we see the heart of the deceased and left the image of Maat. The northern side of the east wall shows us, in the upper register, a single scene that begins with Nefersekheru and Nedjmaat-Mut claiming the forty-two judges because to leave they continue on their way to the final Judgement of Osiris. The end of the scene shows us Thoth introducing the deads to Osiris. Thoth holding in his right hand the Ankh and the Was scepter and with the left hand the symbol of a ship mast with a sail explained. Osiris sits on a throne under a chapel. In front of Osiris we see an open lotus flower that holds the Four Sons of Horus and behind him, standing, Maat. In the west wall, opposite the entrance of the tomb, we see a niche that originally contained a statue of Osiris of which the top has been lost. To the right and left of the Osiris niche there are two other niches containing statues of Nefersekheru. The northern side of the west wall shows us, in its upper register, a scene of adoration to Osiris performed by Nefersekheru and Nedjmaat-Mut. Nefersekheru keep their hands raised before him in token of reverence and is followed by his wife holding, with her left hand, a sistrum and a papyrus flower while with his right hand holds a necklace Menit. In front of couple we see a table of deals that divides them by Osiris who is seated on a throne within a beautiful kiosk. The God, wearing the Atef Crown, holding in his hands and cross on his chest the scepters Heqa and Nekhekha. In front of Osiris we see an open lotus flower that holds the Four Sons of Horus and at the height of the face a winged sun disk with uraeus that holds with his claws, perhaps, an Ankh which reaches out to God. Behind Osiris we see, standing, Isis and Nephthys. Always follows in the same wall a scene of adoration to the sun. Nefersekheru, with his arms raised, is separated from the object of his veneration by the Hymn to Ra-Horakhty reported on four columns of hieroglyphic texts. The symbolism used to represent the sun is extremely complex; we see it, in fact, low in the sky supported by a personified Djed Pillar holding an Ankh with arms holding the solar disk. From the top is held by the sky-goddess Nut, as is confirmed by the hieroglyphic texts that accompany the scene. Bottom left, runs alongside the Djed Pillar, we see Nephthys below which is the Ba of Nefersekheru while at the same location but on the right we see Isis under which is the Ba of Nedjmaat-Mut. Both the Ba have their arms stretched toward a receptacle in which burn fragrant resins and purifying. The north wall of the first room is almost entirely occupied by a niche containing three statues carved into the rock. Nefersekheru sits in the middle with to his right Nedjmaat-Mut and to his left Nefertiri. The three bear a heavy wig on which there is the cone of scented grease. The two women surrounding her husband in an embrace. In the floor in front of the entrance of the tomb is excavated a shaft about 16,50 feet deep leading to the first burial chamber. This is roughly hewn and has approximate dimensions of 8 feet by 6,50 feet with a height of just over 3,30 feet. As in many other cases it was used for subsequent burials that have nothing to do with the original owners of the grave. The ceiling of the first room is divided into panels intersected with yellow bands containing hieroglyphic texts relating to the offer formulas. The four inner panels, the ones that we see near the entrance of the tomb, are decorated in yellow and white checkered with a floral pattern in them to four leaves and the four panels to the north and south edges of the ceiling are decorated with circular patterns with in their internal geometric shapes in blue and red. You enter the second chamber through an opening about 6 feet high and 3,30 feet wide in the south wall of the first room. This room has not been completed; its shape is irregular and measure on average 12,50 feet in width, 12 feet in length and just over 6 feet in height. From the southwest corner down to the second underground funerary apartment much broader and complex than that which opens into the first chamber. It descends initially for 23 feef to the east then to bend at 90 degrees north. Continue for another 23 feet to reach an enlargement of the excavation. In this pseudo-room there are two passages partly enclosed by a wall of mud bricks covered with plaster. The first passage, to the east, leads to two other larger areas. The second passage, to the north, leads to a corridor little more than 10 feet long that first turn west and then north for about 6,50 feet ending below the entrance of the tomb. For further informations visit my website: my-egypt.it/upper-egypt/luxor/el-khokha-2/
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:21:40 +0000
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