Mastaba de nefermaat

La mastaba 16 de Meidum está a 1 km al norte de la pirámide. Es la mastaba de Nefermaat y de su esposa Atet (Atit).Desgraciadamente no se puede visitar su interior, debido al peligro de derrumbamiento

Fue Mariette quien excavó en la zona e intentó descubrir las diferentes partes de la mastaba. Esto ocurrió los años 1871 y 1872. Diez años después Petrie sigue excavando en la mastaba hasta que en el año 1900 encuentra la cámara funeraria (Petrie excava junto con Wainwright y Mackay).

 

Aqui cuelgo una foto del cartel que habia antes (fuente egyptphoto)

Comprobando desde allí la distancia... sí, aproximadamente un kilómetro de distancia desde la pirámide de Esnefru... estamos en la zona norte y al venir en coche, han sido unos minutos por cierto un policia vino con nosotros.

Cerca de la mastaba de Nefermaat e Itet está la mastaba número 6 de Rahotep y Nofret, pero el policia no estaba mucho por la faena de enseñarnos la zona, asi es que por lo menos visitamos el área de la mastaba 16 aunque hubiera estado bien visitar el cementerio norte de Petrie y el cementerio romano de la zona norte.

La mastaba fue construida de ladrillo cubierto por una capa de yeso. La cámara funeraria construida en piedra y decorada con escenas de la vida cotidiana... esas decoraciones fueron arrancadas y llevadas a diversos museos del mundo.

Posiblemente Nefermaat era hijo de Esnefru., aunque el cartel lo afirma. También y según los datos del cartel , fue profeta de las diosas Bastet y Shesmetet, y además sacerdote de Min .

Panel de la falsa puerta de Nefermaat

mastaba 16 Meidum

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En la mastaba 16 de Nefermaat, Mariette encontró la famosa escena de las ocas, en sis excavaciones realizadas el año 1871. Es una pieza que mide 27 X 172 centímetros y es la JE 34571 .

sarchophagus

The rose-coloured granite sarcophagus belonging to Bakenkhonsu, First High Priest of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II. It is decorated with representations of funerary deities and bands of text
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Painted funerary shroud

Painted funerary shroud
The decoration of the shroud combines both traditional Pharaonic and classical elements. The amuletic collar at the top is flanked by Isis and Nephthys, and the lateral scenes in the lower section include the mummy on a bier, the presentation of the deceased to Osiris, and a range of Egyptian deities. In the centre is a figure of the deceased, bearded and wearing Roman dress, but flanked by Egyptian architectural features on which perch two falcons we...aring the double crown of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Present location NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number 1911:442
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site HAWWARA
Category CLOTH/SHROUD
Material LINEN; GOLD
Technique PAINTED; WOVEN; GILDED
Width 52 cm
Bibliography•W.M.F. Petrie, Roman Portraits and Memphis IV, London 1911, pl. 12.1-2, p. 15.
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Tomb stela for Kety and Senet

Two young women are standing opposite each other holding lotus flowers to their noses. In the other hand, they are holding a small cloth. Kety (on the right) is represented slimmer and leaner than her sister. Her dress shows a rare lozenge pattern. On the offering table in between the pair lie two calves' heads and one goose head, who are to be understood pars pro toto -as in hieroglyphic writing- as meaning "oxen and fowl". The somewhat rigid two-dimensional relief is of a high artistic quality, full of life, elegance and individual differentiation.

Present location	KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA
Inventory number	95
Dating	MIDDLE KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	STELA
Material	LIMESTONE
Technique	HEWN; CARVED; ENGRAVED
Height	35.5 cm
Width	20.7 cm
An offering which the king gives to Osiris, the Lord of Busiris, who resides in the west, so that he will give a funerary offering of bread and beer, meat and poultry to the venerable Kety, born of Hetep, (and) Senet, born of Hetep.Depth	5.5 cm

Relief of mourning women

Relief of mourning women
New Kingdom funerals often featured female mourners wailing and gesturing dramatically. Although sometimes called "professional mourners," more likely these local women joined the funeral procession to express solidarity and sorrow, and also to participate in a public event.
The sloppy carving and indistinct lines indicate that that sculptor of this tomb relief was relatively unskilled, but he did successfully convey how ancient women demonstrated gri...ef by throwing dust on their heads and even falling to the ground. The different shapes of the figures indicate different ages.

Medium: Limestone
Place Made: Saqqara, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1319-1204 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty-early XIX Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 16 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (29 x 41.2 x 7.2 cm) (show scale)
Accession Number: 37.31E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
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Model of Woman Reclining on a Bed with Headrest

Model of Woman Reclining on a Bed with Headrest

Many speculations had been suggested regarding how the ancient Egyptians slept upon beds using a headrest of wood, ivory or faience. Scenes of servants preparing the beds were shown on wall reliefs and paintings from different periods. However, the beds were covered with a sheet or mattress.

The most interesting testimony for the use of the headrest in sleeping is found in the model of a miniature bed of painted limestone showing a woman's statue reclining on its side and using a headrest.
limestone.
Late Period
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Six hair rings of different sizes made from glazed pottery and faience

Six hair rings of different sizes made from glazed pottery and faience. Such ornaments were used to dress both hair and wigs.
faience, pottery
New Kingdom

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