Decorated burial chamber of Meru (TT 240 in Asasif): some remarks on the layout

• Authors: Stupko-Lubczyńska, Anastasiia

Abstracts

EN

The paper offers some preliminary considerations concerning the distribution, composition, and orientation of the elements comprising the decoration of the burial chamber of Meru, TT 240. The tomb, situated within the North Asasif slope, dates to the last phase of the reign of Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra. The repertoire of the decorative elements found in Meru’s burial chamber may be traced back to the Old Kingdom, while some peculiarities in their distribution and orientation seem to be a consequence of introduction of the Pyramid Texts, a post-Old Kingdom novelty in the decoration of a non-royal burial space.

Keywords

EN

Theban Necropolis; North Asasif; Old Kingdom; Middle Kingdom; Sixth Dynasty; Eleventh Dynasty; Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra; burial chamber; sarcophagus; coffin; decoration; offering list; false door; object frieze; Pyramid Texts; “seven sacred oils”; glorification/resurrection/departure spells/texts (sAxw)

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 29(2)
• Pages: 207-220

Dates

published

2020-12-19

Contributors

author

Stupko-Lubczyńska, Anastasiia

Identifiers

DOI

10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam29.2.08