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The Title of the Lector Priest as a Component of the “Tomb Owner – Scene” System in the Egyptian Private Tomb of the Old Kingdom
 
PIIS032103910008625-0-1
DOI10.31857/S032103910008625-0
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Fedor Kulikov 
Affiliation: Gorno-Altaisk State University
Address: Russian Federation, Gorno-Altaisk
Journal nameVestnik drevnei istorii
Edition
Pages33-45
Abstract

This paper considers the functioning mechanism of the Egyptian private tomb of the Old Kingdom as a system of architectural and pictorial components. The research establishes that the large images of the nobleman with the title of the lector priest, as well as his images in the form of a lector priest, mark the main venues in the tomb of the regular priestly service – at the entrance, in the passage from one room to another, between the columns, in front of the serdab, and at the false door. The inclusion of the title of lector priest in the titulary of the tomb owner can be explained not by his lifetime status, but by the desire of the master to properly structure the architectural and graphic space of the tomb. Like the attributes in the hands, the title of a lector priest provided the large images of the nobleman with an additional function of carrying out the priestly service and can be considered as one of the important components of the system.

KeywordsAncient Egypt, mastaba, Egyptian tomb, Egyptian relief, system, lector priest
Received24.03.2020
Publication date24.03.2020
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