Les tombes royales à partir de Mérenptah : réflexion sur deux figures liées au Livre de la Terre

Authors

  • Léna Pleuger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14428/babelao.vol1011.2022.65123

Keywords:

Valley of the Kings, Burial chamber, Sarcophagus, Book of the Earth, Book of Caverns

Abstract

The royal burial chambers from Merenptah have several common features such as a large ramheaded bird dominating the wall with its deployed wings. On most of the lids of royal sarcophagi from the Ramesside period, the king is depicted momiform as Osiris and flanked by snakes and a crocodile This article aims to clarify on the meaning of these two motifs in light of the Book of Caverns and the Book of the Earth some scenes of which adorn the walls of these same burial chambers.

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Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

[1]
L. Pleuger, “Les tombes royales à partir de Mérenptah : réflexion sur deux figures liées au Livre de la Terre”, BABELAO, vol. 1011, pp. 621–644, Feb. 2022.

Issue

BABELAO 10-11 (2022)

Section

Miscellanea

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