Re-use and Modification of a Saff-tomb on the South Slope of el-Khokha, Thebes

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dc.contributor.authorFábián Zoltán Imre
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T06:53:32Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T06:53:32Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractOn the el-Khokha hillock, in the central part of the Theban necropoleis, where the most ancient decorated tombs of the area are known, recent excavations have also pointed out saff-tombs with pillared façades. In one of these that can be dated to the First Intermediate Period or the early Middle Kingdom, not only a rich material of the original burial was found but later architectural modifications could also be identified. More than a millennium later than the saff-tomb was constructed, new burial places were formed, among others a shaft tomb, and a part of the saff seems to have served as its superstructure. The intercolumnia of some of the pillars were blocked with mud brick walls and a new chamber was shaped, probably a cult chamber. After an earthquake, however this was also used as a burial chamber. These architectural modifications can be regarded as a special type of secondary burial places. The analysis of the mostly fragmentary and rather mixed material of the shaft tomb, which contained gilded faience amulets, Grecian amphorae and in situ finds as well, shows that the shaft tomb was used in several phases both during the Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period. This can also contribute to a more precise dating of the finds and the better understanding of the secondary architectural structures.
dc.identifier.doi10.26180/5c88883824cc6
dc.identifier.isbn9786155304774
dc.identifier.isbn6155304777
dc.identifier.mtmt3357797
dc.identifier.urihttps://krepozit.kre.hu/handle/123456789/632
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSzépművészeti Múzeum
dc.relation.ispartofIn: Kóthay, Katalin Anna (szerk.) Burial and Mortuary Practices in Late Period and Graeco-Roman Egypt : Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, 17-19 July 2014 Budapest, Magyarország : Szépművészeti Múzeum (2017) pp. 85-92. Paper: 9786155304774 , 8 p.
dc.titleRe-use and Modification of a Saff-tomb on the South Slope of el-Khokha, Thebes
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