Side Chamber Fa, E Corner
- Description:
- Side Chamber Fa, E Corner
- Physical Description:
- 1 photograph
- Author:
- Vincent, Robert and Jones, Michael
- Date Created:
- 1998
- Collection:
- Tomb of Seti
- Series:
- Side Chamber Fa
- Location:
- Luxor, Egypt and Kings, Valley of the
- Time Period:
- 19th Dynasty and New Kingdom
- Topic:
- Seti I, King of Egypt, Art, Ancient--Egypt, and Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Cultural Object:
- Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, Mural painting and decoration, and Tombs--Egypt
- Fieldwork activities:
- old conservation, infills (filled lacunae areas), old conservation, infills (filled lacunae areas), old conservation, and infills (filled lacunae areas)
- Genre:
- color photographs
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Rights Statement:
- Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Reproduction courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. (ARCE). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."
- Project History:
- Under the charge of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), a survey and touristic presentation plan project was undertaken from 1998-1999. The purpose of this project was not only to document the tomb and its state of preservation, but to also make recommendations for future conservation efforts and how best to preserve it going forward. Michael Jones oversaw the overall efforts of the joint projects, visiting various museums during the investigation. Photo documentation was carried out by Robert K. Vincent and Michael Jones. James McLane served as Project Director for the geotechnical evaluaiton and 3D Survey. He was assisted by Raphael Wust who served as Geologist and Principal Investigator on the project. Cristina Vazio was Project Director for the condition survey of the paintings. Bojona Mojsov was the Principle Investigator for the Egyptological report. Finally, the display and presentation plan was directed by Shari Saunders.This endeavor was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- The Tomb of Seti I Survey and Study project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-96-00016-00 and 263-000G-00-3089-00. It was administered by the Antiquities Development Project (ADP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).
- Note Contents:
- Depicted is the 9th hour, the gods sit on hieroglyphic sign for "cloth", as the solar barque journeys in the middle register. At the bottom, they are protected by Cobras spitting fire at the enemies of Osiris whilst lighting the way. The eastern corner of Chamber Fa. There are outlines of illustrations visible on the wall, but they seem to either have never been colored in or to have lost pigmentation over time. Likely, it is the former. The bottom half if riddled with large lacunae.
- Abstract:
- The decoration of Side Chamber Fa are reserved for 9th to eleventh hours of the Amduat. In the 9th hour, rowers of the solar barque are shown on the wall, marching with their oars. Below them are cobras spitting fire protecting them from the enemies of Osiris and illuminating the area. Gods in the top register crouch over the hieroglyph for “cloth” and gods in the lower register carry branches demonstrating material support in the netherworld. There is an illustration of “apotheosis by drowning”, representing the many Egyptians who perished by drowning in the Nile. They are not precluded from the journey to the netherworld, as they have direct access to it through Nun, the primeval oceal from which the Nile orginate according to ancient Egyptians. The eleventh hour, a multi-colored coild snake is carried. The snake will become the subject of regeneration in the 12th hour (the final hour of the night). In the top registed, Atum grasps a serpent, facing a second serpent, representing time. In the bottom register, enemies are punished in fiery pits by goddesses spitting fire and holding knives.The first pillar shows King Seti I, Nefertem, Ra-Horakhty, Maat, and Atum. The second pillar shows the king in front of Osiris, performing the guilt and purification ritual. It is important to note that the axis of the tomb shifts from this point, slightly to the left., Book: Amduat and Gates, and General State of Corridor Conservation: Poor