Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Pig. 163.—Facade of tomb, Assuan. 176 TOMBS. in the live rock give it the appearance of a hypostylehall. The tombs of Ameni and Khnumhotep, thetwo wealthiest nobles of Beni Hasan, each possessfour of these pillars (fig. 164). Other chapels have six or eight, variouslyarranged. An un-finished tomb wasoriginally a singlechamber \\m t hrounded roof andsix columns. Lateron it was enlargedon the right side,and the new addi-tion formed a kindof portico with aflat roof supportedon four
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Pig. 163.—Facade of tomb, Assuan. 176 TOMBS. in the live rock give it the appearance of a hypostylehall. The tombs of Ameni and Khnumhotep, thetwo wealthiest nobles of Beni Hasan, each possessfour of these pillars (fig. 164). Other chapels have six or eight, variouslyarranged. An un-finished tomb wasoriginally a singlechamber \\m t hrounded roof andsix columns. Lateron it was enlargedon the right side,and the new addi-tion formed a kindof portico with aflat roof supportedon four columns (fig. 165). To hollow out aserdab in the livingrock was almosti m poss ib le, andmovable statues leftin a place accessibleto all comers wouldbe liable to be stolenor damaged. The serdab was therefore combinedwith the chapel and converted into a sanctuar) was a more or less spacious niche cut out of therear wall, and almost invariably opposite the the ficrures of the deceased and his wife were. Fig. 164.—Plan of tomb of Khnumhotep,Beni Hasan. TOMB DECORATIONS OF NEW KINGDO^T. 177 enthroned, also carved out of the rock ; on the wallswere paintings of the funerary feast, and the entiredecoration of the chapel converged towards thesanctuary, as in the mastaba it converged towardsthe stela. The stela, however, is still here in its oldplace on the west wall. With the New Kingdom wefind some changes in the decoration of the chapel andsanctuary. On the whole it is much the same as ofold, but with noteworthyadditions. The progress ofthe funeral procession andthe taking possession of thetomb by the double, whichhitherto were scarcely re-presented, are ostentatiouslyset forth on the walls of theTheban tomb. The convoyapproaches with the weepingwomen,the crowds of friends,the men carrying funeraryfurniture, the barks, and thecatafalque drawn by arrives at the door ; the mummy is placed upright on its feet, receives thefarewells of the family, and unde
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