The Fishing and Fowling Scene in Theban Tombs from the XVIIIth Dynasty: Observations for the Study of the Tomb of Amenmose (TT318)
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https://doi.org/10.5944/etfii.35.2022.31114Keywords:
Fishing and Fowling; XVIIIth Dynasty; Theban Tombs; Amenmose; Iconography; EpigraphyAbstract
The ‘fishing and fowling in the marshes’ scene is one of the most widespread iconographic motifs in the wall decoration of funerary monuments. This paper analyzes several Theban tombs from the XVIIIth dynasty in order to identify the iconographic and textual components of the image and understand its symbolic meaning. The analysis of a database will recognize the regular features of the scene with the ultimate objective of analyzing its occurrence in the tomb of Amenmose (TT318) in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, a stonemason from Amun who lived in the time of Thutmose III-Hatshepsut. Since the depiction is nowadays fragmentarily preserved, this research intends to contribute to its reconstruction through epigraphic and iconographic comparison as well as to outline an interpretation of its representation in the monument.
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