. Ancient Egypt. Egyptology. are Nakht and his wife. The deceased are shown as being already in their tomb: it is no accident that here, as well as on walls c and D, thev are placed as close as possible to the door leading into the inner corridor In the ujiper register thev were served bv two men, [)robabl\' carr^-ing travs of food, from wliich \ine streamers hung. On the bot- tom, an offering of food and "a bouquet, after doing wliat is praised" is made bv a inan who is described as "her son, Amenemope, the triumphant"—perhaps, as we ha\'e suggested alreadv, Taw\'"s s
. Ancient Egypt. Egyptology. are Nakht and his wife. The deceased are shown as being already in their tomb: it is no accident that here, as well as on walls c and D, thev are placed as close as possible to the door leading into the inner corridor In the ujiper register thev were served bv two men, [)robabl\' carr^-ing travs of food, from wliich \ine streamers hung. On the bot- tom, an offering of food and "a bouquet, after doing wliat is praised" is made bv a inan who is described as "her son, Amenemope, the triumphant"—perhaps, as we ha\'e suggested alreadv, Taw\'"s son bv a previous marriage. An intimate detail is sup- plied b\' the tomb owners' pet cat, who oc- cupies its customan' place under their chairs and is seen devouring, with the ferocious single-mindedness of its kind, a fish. The other guests—friends and members of the familv—are seated on the left, facing the tomb owners. The more important guests are seated on chairs, with the others (second row) squatting comfortablv on mats. Women seem to outnumber men in this familv gathering: onlv three of the de- ceased's male relatives can be detected with anv certaintv {third roii'). The guests are waited on bv servants, such as the practicalh' nude voung woman who adjusts one of the ladies' earrings (second row). The women wear long braided wigs, and both sexes are outfitted with collars. Nearly all the guests iiold flowers, and everyone at the partv wears on his or her head a cone of scented fat that was supposed to annoinf the wearer as it melted. Supplies for the guests' enjoyment are seen in the large jugs of liquid refreshment, ornamented with vine leaves (top roii'); and in the additional fillets for the guests' hair and further supplies of ointment (third roil'). The picturesqueness of the scene is heightened bv the musicians, who quite ap- >jpropriatel\' occupy the center of attention: tlie blind liarpist (second roiiO, a frequent participant in similar scenes from oth
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