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| Inside the tomb of Ramose |
Ramose was Governor of the Town Thebes and Vizier during the
Dynasty XVIII passage of the reigns of Amenhotep III and IV. His tomb in the village country of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna reflects his serious position in the royal court and it is worrying because it represents the change in style towards
Amarna art. It is uncertain whether the went was ever belowground in this tomb, or whether he come Akhenaten to his different capital, Akhetaten, but no tomb has been got for Ramose there. The tomb of Ramose is of historical grandness because it is one of the few regular
monuments in Luxor of the period of transition from the revere of Amon-Ra to that of the
Aten under Akhenaten. The tomb gives us a unique chance to see straight 18th Dynasty agencies alongside the pragmatism that is associated with the Amarna period. The rests to left and right of the entree doorway are in the straight style, typical of the beginning of Amenhotep IV's reign. To the left (a), Ramose sits with his relations, all of whom wear certain wigs. The pictures are bare distinct from the eyes. To the right (b) are views of worship, offerings and religious ceremonies.
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| The funeral, Inside the tomb of Ramose |
Another traditional representation is on the left-hand rear wall (c), which shows Amenhotep IV in fake, customary discussion; he had not yet changed his name to Akhenaten or run the capital to Tel el Amarna. He sits beneath a canopy with
Maat,
goddess of Truth. Ramose himself is twice represented before the throne. On the right-hand rear wall (d) we see the young pharaoh, who puts up with his royal consort Nefertiti on a balcony, represented in the Amarna style and attitude. Ramose is being adorned with gold chains. Akhenaten is represented with his belly went, in unflattering realism. Above the figures is the life-giving sun, the Aten, with 14 rays; four of them hold symbols of Life and Happiness. Two support Akhenaten's outstretched arm. Another proposes the symbol of Life to the nostrils of the queen. On the left-hand wall (e) is an expressive relief of a group of sorrower. Grief comes down the centuries in a heart-rending funerary convoy. The men carry boxes addressed with foliage, a jar of water and blooms. A group of grieving women turn towards the funeral bier and fling their arms about; tears flow down their cheeks. One woman is supported by a sympathetic attendant; others dead their breasts and thighs in grief or squat to gather dust to sprinkle on their heads as a sign of mourning.
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