Side Chamber Je, NW Wall
- Description:
- Side Chamber Je, NW Wall
- Physical Description:
- 5 photographs and 35mm black and white slides
- Author:
- Vincent, Robert and Jones, Michael
- Date Created:
- 1998
- Collection:
- Tomb of Seti
- Series:
- Side Chamber Je
- Location:
- Luxor, Egypt and Kings, Valley of the
- Time Period:
- 19th Dynasty and New Kingdom
- Topic:
- Heh (Egyptian deity), Shu (Egyptian deity), Deities, Art, Ancient--Egypt, Animals in art, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Animals, Mythical
- Cultural Object:
- Relief (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, Ceilings, Tombs--Egypt, Relief (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, Ceilings, Tombs--Egypt, Relief (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, Ceilings, 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:
- black-and-white photographs
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- 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:
- The north-west wall of side Chamber Je. Depicted on the wall in relief form is the Divine Cow supported by gods, the mural spanning from the ground to the ceiling, with hieroglyphic characters on either side of the illustration. The ceiling can be seen, painted like a starry night sky, with some lacunae visible.
- Abstract:
- General state of Chamber Conservation: Poor, In this room is a large wall-to-floor length mural of Hathor as the Divine Cow. The cow is held up by Shu, the god of air, from the belly, the Heh gods support the cow's four legs. On the back of the Divine cow is Ra (divine monarch of the world), who returns to heaven after punishing mankind for their rebellion., and Book: The Divine Cow