Five Years' Explorations at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard CarterCarnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of
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Five Years' Explorations at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of
The funerary chamber is rectangular. The shorter walls lie east and
west, whilst the longer sides face north and south. The roof is vaulted,
barrel in form, and fairly regular. The ceiling is painted with a
many-coloured chequer pattern; this decoration can be well seen in Plate
IV. 1 and 2.
The decorations of the north and south walls consist of a long row of
_Kheker_-ornaments. Beneath this row there is a line of detailed
hieroglyphs, and beneath these again are scenes which run from left to
right. These pictures were painted on stucco mixed without straw. This
stucco has fallen away in several places, which has naturally caused the
disappearance of many portions of the scenes represented in the tomb.
Added to these accidents the tomb was re-used in ancient times, and part
of the scenes were covered with an opaque lime-wash. Besides all these
mutilations, breaches, and holes have very much spoilt this curious
monument.
The general scheme of decoration can be described as follows:--
_Northern Wall._ Scenes of the private life of Teta-ky.
_Eastern Wall._ Queen Nefert-ari presenting offerings to the funerary
Hathor Cow, ‘Lady of Dendera’.
_Southern Wall._ Funerary procession. Funeral and arrival of Teta-ky in
the Kingdom of Osiris.
_Western Wall._ Teta-ky in adoration before Osiris Khent-amenti. Beneath,
funerary banquet and stela of Teta-ky.
This order is adopted in the following description.
_North Wall._ The following text is above the scenes: [Illustration:
hieroglyph]
_Scene A_ (Pl. V). The dead man [Illustration: hieroglyph], ‘The Royal
Son Teta-ky’, is seated beneath a kiosk, of which three columns are
visible. The polychrome capitals of these columns are in the shape of
lotus buds. Around his neck Teta-ky wears a large necklace, and he has
armlets on his arms and bracelets on his wrists. His wife [Illustration:
hieroglyph], ‘The Lady Senba’, is seated at his side with left arm
around him. Teta-ky is receiving grapes from a girl standing before him.
[Illustration: hieroglyph]
Behind the girl is a woman standing near the right-hand column.
[Illustration: hieroglyph] (_sic_)
_Scene B_ (Pl. V). Two women stand before three seated men. By the side
of the smaller woman there is a harp. The text relating to this woman
reads:--[Illustration: hieroglyph]. The taller woman places her hands
towards the face of the first seated man. He holds her by the left
wrist. Above this woman is the name [Illustration: hieroglyph]
Above the first man is [Illustration: hieroglyph]
Above the second man is [Illustration: hieroglyph]
Above the third man is [Illustration: hieroglyph]
_Scene C._ A woman opening a small box shows its contents to two
squatting men.
Above the woman [Illustration: hieroglyph]
Above the first man [Illustration: hieroglyph]
Above the second man [Illustration: hieroglyph]
Nine women follow. Their names read:--
[Illustration: (1) hieroglyph]
[Illustration: (2) hieroglyph]
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