Tomb of Hormeni

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Stele of Hormeni

The ancient Egyptian tomb of Hormeni is located in Hierakonpolis , the ancient Nechen in Upper Egypt. It is a decorated grave of a local dignitary. Hierakonpolis is best known as an important place in prehistory, but also played a certain role later. From the early 18th dynasty, there are a number of rock tombs in a hill that is now called Burg el-Hammam. The grave of Hormeni can be dated under King Thutmose I (around 1504 BC to around 1492 BC), as his name cartouche appears in the grave.

The tomb of Hormeni consists of a burial chapel carved into the rock and a shaft that leads into the underground burial chamber. The burial chapel consists of a rectangular room. On the west side, opposite the entrance, there is a niche with statues of the grave owner and his family. The statues that were once carved into the rock have now largely been destroyed. The paintings in the tomb are very faded these days. One scene shows dancing musicians. A remarkable scene shows Hormeni making sacrifices. In front of Hormeni, the falcon-headed Horus is enthroned , whose limbs are shown in blue. He wears the double crown. Isis stands behind him, with a scorpion on her head. It is probably the oldest verifiable representation of Hededet . Other scenes in the tomb depict family members and funeral ceremonies.

A stele showing Hormeni and his family comes from the grave. The stele is now in the National Archaeological Museum in Florence . On it Hormeni reports that he was appointed mayor of Hierakonpolis in the course of his career and that he fulfilled this office for many years without blame.

literature

  • R. Friedman: The Dynastic tombs at Hierakonpolis: painted tombs of the early Eighteenth Dynasty. In: WV Davies (editor): Color and Painting in Ancient Egypt. London 2001, ISBN 0-7141-1928-8 , pp. 110-111.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Betsy M. Bryan: Scorpion stone. In: Erik Hornung, Betsy M. Bryan (Eds.): The Quest for Immortality, Treasures of Ancient Egypt. Munich / London / New York 2002, ISBN 3-7913-2735-6 , p. 183, no.90.
  2. ^ Renée Friedmann: Recording the Dynastic Tombs. In: Nekhen News. Volume 9, 1997, p. 7 ( full text as PDF file ).
  3. ↑ inventory number 2549; Sergio Bosticco: Le stele egiziane del nuovo regno. Rome 1965, pp. 22-24, no. 14.

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