The Decoration on the Cult Chapel Walls of the Old Kingdom Tombs at Giza : A New Approach to their Interaction/

The Decoration on the Cult Chapel Walls of the Old Kingdom Tombs at Giza : A New Approach to their Interaction/

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Author / Creator:Roeten, Leo, author.
Imprint:Leiden, the Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
Description:lix, 436 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; volume 70
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 70.
Subject:
Tombs -- Egypt -- Jīzah.
Chapels -- Decoration -- Egypt -- Jīzah.
Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Egypt -- Jīzah.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Jīzah.
Antiquities.
Chapels -- Decoration.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian.
Tombs.
Jīzah (Egypt) -- Antiquities.
Egypt -- Jīzah.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9898242
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ISBN:9789004265455 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9004265457 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9789004265462 (e-book)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The Present Study
  • Compilations
  • Technical Terms and Abbreviations
  • Bibliography and Bibliographical Abbreviations
  • Bibliography of the Tombs at Giza
  • Introduction
  • (Sub)themes Placed on the Various Decoration Bearing Walls of the Chapel
  • I. Architecture, Decoration and Interpretation
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Development of the Superstructure of the Mastabas at Giza
  • III. The Development of the Decoration of the Cult Chapel
  • IV. The Secular versus the Non-Secular Content of (Sub)themes
  • II. Preliminary Considerations
  • I. The Purpose of the Present Study
  • II. The Present Study
  • III. The Catalogues
  • IV. Considerations Concerning Chronology
  • Appendix II.1. The Decoration on the Western Wall South of the False Door
  • III. The Methods Employed in the Present Study
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Methods
  • III. The Co-occurrences of (Sub)themes
  • IV. Co-occurrences of (Sub)themes in Relation to Their Location on the Wall
  • V. The Cultic Character of (Sub)themes
  • VI. The Determination of the Influence between Two (Sub)themes
  • Appendix III.1. Various Methods of Calculating the Difference Factor CPSD of the Central Value
  • Appendix III.2. Calculating the "Co-occurrence Percentage Surround Discrepancy" (CPSD) of the Central Value with the Surrounding Values
  • Appendix III.3. Some Aspects of the Curves
  • Appendix III.4. Producing a Chronological Ordering
  • IV. The Western Wall of the Cult Chapel
  • I. The (Sub)themes on the Western Wall
  • II. Preliminary Study
  • III. The Chronological Ordering of the (Sub)themes
  • IV. Preliminary Conclusions
  • V. The Co-occurrence of (Sub)themes on the Western Wall
  • I. Considerations Concerning the Co-occurrence of (Sub)themes
  • II. The Co-occurrence Percentage (CP) of the (Sub)themes on the Western Wall
  • III. Preliminary Conclusions about the Co-occurrences on the Western Wall
  • VI. The Locations of the (Sub)themes on the Western Wall
  • I. Considerations Concerning the Location of the (Sub)themes on the Western Wall
  • II. The Location of the (Sub)themes on the Wall Sections
  • III. The Chronological Development of the Employment of the Main (Sub)themes on the Wall Sections
  • IV. The Interaction between (Sub)themes 1, 2 and 3
  • V. Co-occurrence Percentage (CP) and Same Wall Section (SWS) Values
  • VI. Preliminary Conclusions
  • VII. The Relation Between the (Sub)themes on the Western Wall
  • I. Preliminary Considerations
  • II. The Cultic Character of (Sub)themes 1, 2 and 3, and Its Chronological Development
  • III. Determination of the Cultic Character of the (Sub)themes
  • IV. The Unifying Function of (Sub)themes
  • V. The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character of the Western Wall
  • VI. Preliminary Conclusions
  • VIII. The Decoration of the False Door
  • I. Preliminary Considerations
  • II. Frequency of Occurrence (FO) Calculations
  • III. Interactions in Chronological Development between (Sub)themes on the False Door
  • IV. Preliminary Conclusions
  • IX. The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character of the False Door and Its Parts: Possible Interactions between the False Door and the Western Wall
  • I. The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character: Preliminary Considerations
  • II. The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character of the Whole Western Wall
  • III. Preliminary Conclusions
  • X. The Interactions between the Decoration of the Western Wall and the False Door: Further Considerations about the Magical Food Supply
  • I. Preliminary Considerations
  • II. Considerations Relating to the Food Supply for the ka of the Deceased
  • III. Preliminary Conclusions
  • XI. The Results: Analysis and Correlation
  • I. Preliminary Considerations
  • II. Summary
  • III. A Compilation of the Mutations of the (Sub)themes throughout the Old Kingdom
  • XII. The Entrance Iambs and Entrance Thicknesses
  • I. Introduction
  • II.1. The Entrance Iambs
  • II.2. The Entrance Thicknesses
  • III. Interactions between the Entrance and the Western Wall of the Chapel
  • IV. Preliminary Conclusions
  • XIII. The Northern Wall of the Chapel
  • I. The Catalogue
  • II. The Co-occurrence Percentage (CP) and Co-occurrence Percentage Surrounds Discrepancy (CPSD) Values of the Interactions
  • III.1. (Sub)theme Interactions on the Northern Wall
  • III.2. Preliminary Conclusions
  • IV. (Sub)theme Interactions between the Entrance, the Northern and the Western Wall
  • V. Preliminary Conclusions
  • XIV. The Southern Wall of the Chapel
  • I. The Catalogue
  • II. The Co-occurrence Percentage (CP) and Co-occurrence Percentage Surrounds Discrepancy (CPSD) Values of the Interactions
  • III. (Sub)theme Interactions on the Southern Wall
  • IV. The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character of the Wall
  • V. Preliminary Conclusions
  • XV. The Eastern Wall of the Chapel
  • I. The Catalogue
  • II. The Co-occurrence Percentage (CP) and Co-occurrence Percentage Surrounds Discrepancy (CPSD) Values of the Interactions
  • III. (Sub)theme Interactions on the Eastern Wall
  • IV. Preliminary Conclusions
  • XVI. The Interaction between (Sub)themes on the Various Walls
  • I. Interactions between (Sub)themes on Different Architectural Elements
  • II. Comparison of the Same (Sub)theme on the Various Walls of the Chapel
  • III. Deviating FO/Period Values
  • IV. General Trend Analysis of (Sub)themes per Wall
  • V. The Chronological Development of the Cultic Character of the Walls
  • VI. Orientation of Directional (Sub)themes
  • Appendix XVI.1. The Necropolises of Giza and Saqqara
  • XVII. Conclusions
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Western Wall
  • III. The Signalling/Guiding Role
  • IV. The Other Architectural Elements of the Chapel
  • V. Comparison of All Decorated Parts of the Chapel
  • VI. Discussion
  • Part 2. Annex
  • Catalogues
  • Tables
  • Diagrams
  • Chronological Orderings

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