Ancient Egyptian wall art tomb paintingL Inspecting cattle, Tomb of Nebamun Thebes, Circa 1350BC, 18th Dynasty. British Museum EA37976. Painting fro
Ancient Egyptian wall art tomb paintingL Inspecting cattle, Tomb of Nebamun Thebes, Circa 1350BC, 18th Dynasty. British Museum EA37976. Painting from the tomb chapel of Nebamen: fragment of polychrome tomb-painting divided into two registers. In the upper register a herd of cattle is brought to Nebamen; in front of the cattle the herdsmen bow down to a standing scribe who records the produce. The vertical hieroglyphic caption is damaged, and only a few-phrases can be read. In the lower register a man drives cattle towards some seated scribes. Two horizontal registers of hieroglyphs survive above. These paintings are parts of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting geese and cattle. He watches as farmers bring the animals to him; his scribes (secretaries) record the number of animals for him. Hieroglyphs describe the scene and the farmers’ conversation, talking and squabbling among themselves as they queue up. Nebamun is depicted as a man of wealth and authority, supervising large numbers of servants and animals. Everything is designed to show Nebamun’s prestige; he is shown at a larger scale than other people and is posed formally. Even his skin is painted bow down and make gestures of respect towards Nebamun. The man behind them holds a stick and tells them: ‘Sit down and don’t speak!’ The farmers’ geese are painted as a huge and lively gaggle, some pecking the ground and some flapping their wings. The name of the god Amun has been hacked out in this caption, even where it appears in Nebamun’s name. Shortly after Nebamun was buried, King Akhenaten (1352–1336 BC) had the name of Amun erased from monuments as part of his religious reforms. Painted plaster. Height: Height: Width: Width: 106 cm. On display (G61/dc2/sB) (G61/dc2/sB).
Size: 5000px × 3555px
Location: British Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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