Burial Chamber J (lower part), NW Wall
- Description:
- Burial Chamber J (lower part), NW Wall
- Physical Description:
- 7 photographs
- Author:
- Vincent, Robert and Jones, Michael
- Date Created:
- 1998
- Collection:
- Tomb of Seti
- Series:
- Burial Chamber J
- Location:
- Luxor, Egypt and Kings, Valley of the
- Time Period:
- 19th Dynasty and New Kingdom
- Topic:
- Khnum (Egyptian deity), Hathor (Egyptian deity), Nepthys (Egyptian deity), Osiris (Egyptian deity), Anubis (Egyptian deity), Set (Egyptian deity), Deities, Art, Ancient--Egypt, Animals in art, Boats and boating in art, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Afterlife, and Rites and ceremonies
- 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:
- personnel, old conservation, infills (filled lacunae areas), personnel, old conservation, infills (filled lacunae areas), personnel, old conservation, and infills (filled lacunae areas)
- Genre:
- color 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 Burial Chamber J. A member of project staff can be seen documenting something in a clipboard as he stands before the wall. The wall depicts the final text of the second hour in the book of Amduat and the beginning of the third hour. The door to side Chamber Jd is visible. At the top of the wall is Isis's sister winged goddess Nephthys. The solar barque journeys through the fields of the netherworlds with other boats. In the bottom register, the gods present plants to Re and his followers. Continuing into the third hour, Osiris is in several forms in the bottom register. This text is continued in Corridors B and C.
- Abstract:
- Chamber J is the burial room of the king. In J and K, the king is depicted along with several gods on the pillars. The wall of the lower part of the Chamber show three hours from the book of Amduat, while the upper part is decorated with three hours from the book of Gates. On the left pillars are illustrations of the souls of a town that worshipped a falcon-headed deity known as Nekhen or Hierakonpolis. The right pillars depict the souls of a town that worshipped a jackal-headed deity known as Pe or Buto. They are the capitals of Upper and Lower Egypt. Here, they are depicted making gestures of jubliation to the king. The goddesses Taweret and Isis are illustrated on the ceiling and wall, respectively. The ceiling of this room is domed to mimic the appearance of the sky to the ancient Egyptians. It is littered with illustrations of stars, as well as several different figures., Book: Gates, Amduat, and General State of Conservation: Fair