Side Chamber Fa SE Wall
- Description:
- Side Chamber Fa SE Wall
- Physical Description:
- 4 photographs
- 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:
- Art, Ancient--Egypt, Animals in art, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Animals, Mythical, Rituals in art, and Rites and ceremonies
- 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/
- 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 south-east wall of side Chamber Fa. The wall is covered in illustrations outlined in black, but not colored in. At the very bottom where the wall meets the floor, a large gap can be seen; this was a robbers' hole.
- Abstract:
- The decoration of Side Chamber Fa is reserved for the 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 ocean from which the Nile orginates according to ancient Egyptians. In the eleventh hour, a multi-colored coiled snake is carried. The snake will become the subject of regeneration in the 12th hour (the final hour of the night). In the top register, 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