Grave chamber of Seschemnofers III.

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The burial chamber of Seschemnofers III. in the castle of Tübingen

The burial chamber of Seschemnofers III. is exhibited in Hohentübingen Castle and is managed by the Museum of the University of Tübingen MUT . It originally stood near the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Giza , where it was built around 2350 BC. Was built. It is a gift from 1911 to the University of Tübingen from Wilhelm Sieglin , a professor of ancient geography, who had it excavated in Egypt as part of a research expedition led by the archaeologist Prof. Theodor Schreiber , bought it and then had it dismantled in Egypt .

The burial chamber is 3.65 meters long, 1.45 meters wide and 2.57 meters high. The painted relief images are made of nummulite lime . Each wall is made up of two to three large blocks. The blocks do not meet in the corners, but rather via incorporated angle pieces.

Representations on the reliefs

  • West wall with the funeral meal of Seschemnofer III. and his wife Hetep-heres

  • South wall of the burial chamber with ceremonial meal and lotus flower

  • East wall of the burial chamber with presented sacrificial animals

  • North wall with gift bearers of the foundation goods

West wall

A funeral meal of Seschemnofer III. and his wife Hetep-heres. The two sit next to each other at a dining table.

South wall

Seschemnofer III. stands on the left and receives a lotus flower from his son.

East wall

Sacrificial animals are shown to the grave lord on the left, who is supported on a staff. In the top row there are scribes with papyrus cases who record the animals shown. In the second row, game is brought in, in the third row cattle and in the fourth row poultry.

North face

The representatives of the foundation goods mentioned by name bring agricultural products.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emma Brunner-Traut : The ancient Egyptian burial chamber of Seschemnofers III. from Gîsa. von Zabern, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-8053-0319-X (new edition, ibid 1995).