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Burial
Ceremony (ḥb ḳs.(t)) 223, 251–252, 508
Rations 293
Delayed 26, 264–268, 270 n. 56
Grounds/cemeteries
Division in districts 33–34 and n. 79, 351–352
Ethnic division 357–358
Identified by landmarks 352–353
Pre-Ptolemaic Period organisation 369–372
See also Deceased identified by origo
Lexicology
To appertain to (ṯ r) 262
To be buried in (ḳs r) 260–262
To come to (the feet) (i҆y r (rṱ)) 263–264
To lay to rest (ty ḥtp r) 256
To leave (ḫꜣꜥ) 263
To place (ty r-ḥr=s) 256
To remove from tomb (rk, fy r bnr, i҆n r bnr) 264
To rest in it/with (somebody) (ḥtp ẖn=s/i҆rm) 256–259
To take to (ṯ r-r=s) 254–256
Plot
Ownership of 369–370
Size 359
Solutions 373–376
Death
Monthly incidence (from burial taxes) 302–303
Premature 324–325
Terms of reference to 190
View of 1
As illness 39, 189
As transition 191
Deceased
Identified by origo 34–35, 453–457
Eldest son of 2–3, 291 n. 80, 330–331, 372, 513
Mythological archetype 2–3
Epithets of
ḥry and ḥsy 317–325
wꜥb.(w), rmṯ.(w) and nṯr.(w) 315–316
Veneration of 132–133, 269–270, 316, 323–325, 497
Deification of 316, 325
Funeral
Repast 252–254 and n. 20
See also Funeral rites
Funerary equipment
Cartonnage
Manufacture 282, 510
Materials (papyrus) 282–283
Religious iconography loci 481, 518
Range of (Masks, cases, coffins) 281–283, 373–376
Relation to inhumation typology 459–482
Funerary priests
Archentaphiastes
Memphis 53–54, 490
Choachyte
Edfu 51–52 and n. 7
Female 106–118, 120–121
Hawara 65–66, 68–69, 84
Manual of (P. BM EA 10209) 275
Memphis 54–55 and n. 9, 57–61
Middle Egypt 91, 101–103
Place of residence
Memphis 178
Thebes 171–174
Thebes
Adoption of new title 29–31
As head of religious association 24 and n. 37
As overseer of the necropolis 22–23
Association with Amenope cult 30
Engaging the services of 200–201
Family 182–186
Hire of services of 367
Income of 147–153, 433–434
Late Period 28–29
Mortuary cult 272–275
Mummy storage 264–267, 270 n. 56
Payment of funerary taxes 296, 300, 362
Provision of mummification materials 292–295
Role after mummification 249
Role in mummification 239–240, 245, 247–248
Role in tomb acquisition 363–364
Role in tomb construction 363, 422
Territorial jurisdiction 31–36 and n. 82, 45
Title in Demotic 25–26
Use of title in documents 26–27
See also Door-keeper
Doctor 36, 38
Female 105, 118
Lector-priest as 190 n. 5
Role in mummification 39, 200–201, 492
Title in Greek 41–42
Use of title in documents 43
Door-keeper
Adoption of new title 29
Association with Amenope cult 30
Family 182–186
Gnomon of the Idios Logos 5–6, 165 and n. 33
Hawara choachytes and Theban door-keepers 69
Identification in documents 26–28
Man of Anubis and Theban door-keepers 72
Not borne by women 116
Not linked to funerary industry 101 n. 46, 342 and n. 74
Official title 26 and n. 44
Status 29, 489
See also Choachyte and Religious Associations
Embalmer
As funerary artists 288
Engaging the services of 200–201
Female 118–121
Hawara 70, 75, 90
Middle Egypt 91, 92–9
Thebes 36
Income of 138–142, 155 n. 132
Place of residence of 175
Translation of title of 38–39 and n. 94, 41–42
Use of title in documents 43
Role after mummification 249
Role in mummification 244–245, 247–248
Entaphiastes 494
Hawara 66
Thebes 48–49
God’s seal-bearer
Memphis 54–59, 69–70
Residence of 175–178
Territorial jurisdiction 60–62
Middle Egypt 91–92, 98–99
Residence of 181–182
Engaging the services of 200–201
Role in mummification 244–248
Role in tomb acquisition 368
God’s seal-bearer and embalmer
Hawara
As lector-priest 66–67
As choachyte 67–68
Economic situation 154, 158
Transactions 154–155, 183
Family 184–185 and n. 50
Income 142–147
Overseer god’s seal-bearer 53, 63–65
Overseer of the necropolis 89–90
Residence of 178–180
Role after mummification 249–250
Middle Egypt
Attestations of title in 99
Role in mummification 244–248
Role in tomb acquisition 367–368
Tebtunis
Attestations of title in 65
Hem-ka priest(ess) 3, 105
Lector-priest
As ritual reader 36
Edfu 51
Territorial jurisdiction 51–52
Engaging the services of 200–201
Female 119–121
Hawara 66–68, 72, 81, 83–85, 88
Income of 138–142, 153–158
Memphis 54–59
Middle Egypt 91–94, 98, 102–103, 206–207
Territorial jurisdiction 103–104
Place of residence
Memphis 177–178
Middle Egypt 180–182
Thebes 174–175
Provision of mummification materials 295
Role after mummification 249
Role in mummification 244–248
Thebes
As overseer of the necropolis 17–23, 37–38
Collection of burial taxes 17–18, 300
Family of 182
Role in animal mummification 36 n. 83
Territorial jurisdiction 43–47
Translation of title as paraschistes 39–41 and n. 104, 233
Translation of title as taricheutes 39
Use of title in documents 36, 42–43
Lesonis
As head of religious association 24 and n. 33
Function 23–24
Office and Tenure 25 and n. 38
Title in Demotic 23
Man of Anubis 71–72
Man of the necropolis 94–96
Necrotaphos
Middle Egypt and Dush Oasis 99–103, 168–169, 206, 288
Thebes 48–49
Overseer of mysteries 2, 54, 69–70 and n. 22, 244, 292, 488, 490
Pastophoros 5–6, 26–27 and n. 49, 29, 101, 148, 164–165, 489
Prophet of Sobek 67, 78–82, 85–86, 88, 90, 490–491, 493
Seal-bearer who attends god 94, 97–98
Steward 25
Stolistes 69–71, 73 and n. 32, 76, 179, 280
Taricheutes
Edfu 50–51, 299, 489
Hawara 66–67, 494
Memphis 54–55 and n. 11
Tanis 487, 494
Thebes 39–40, 42, 48–49, 165, 172, 174
Funerary specialist workers
Anointer 246–248, 510
Artists
Identity 278–279 and n. 4, 288 and n. 60 and n. 63, 510
Painter and gilder 283–284
Tax (on gilding and painting) 285–286
Workshop location 279–280
Bandager 247, 280, 510
Sellers of resin, gum, pitch(?), incense 289 n. 68
Unguent-maker 65 n. 7, 99, 280, 289–290
Mourning
Attire 194, 197, 233
Gestures and expression
Fasting 194 and n. 32, 224 and n. 66
Isolation (ꜣrb) 193–194
Mud over head 197 n. 48, 198
Not washing 200
Wailing and crying 199
Location 200
Mythological archetypal 192, 501
Rations (ꜥḳ nhpy) 193–194 and n. 35, 195–196 and n. 40, 293 and n. 89, 503
Service(?) (npy) 142–147
Terminology 193–194, 199
Mummification
Materials
Bandage(s)
Decorated, inscribed 287–288, 519
Mourning 233 and n. 99
Perception of 191
Perceived function of 316, 481
Clothing (ritual) 233, 286 (gtn-robe)
Embalmers’ deposits
Abusir 190, 234, 236–237, 240, 251, 281 n. 16, 507
Saqqara 289
Range of 236–238, 240, 245–247, 286, 289–290, 508
Methods 511–513
Mythological archetype 209, 242
Place
Archaeological remains 214–216
Location of 75–76, 213–214
Per-nefer (pr-nfr) as embalming place 209–210, 212–213
Wabet (wꜥb.t) as embalming place 209–210
Pre-Ptolemaic Period 4–5, 252 n. 15, 512 n. 59, 513 n. 64, 517
Process
Referred to as 189–190
Negative aspect 191
Rations 211–212, 239, 293
Religious significance 242–243
Stages 88, 223–224
Day 1–4 224–229
Day 4–16 229–236
Day 16–35 236–239
Day 35–70 239–242
Per-nefer (pr-nfr) as stage 211–212, 223–224, 229–231 and n. 92, 235–236 and n. 116 and n. 118, 238
Qs (Ḳs) as stage 223, 229, 239, 242
used with ḫꜣꜥ-syḥ 218–223
Wabet (wꜥb.t) as stage 211–212, 223, 225, 229–230
Non-documentary sources
Artistic
El-Hibeh Coffins (Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim)
Djebastetiuefankh [RPM/PM 1954]
Depiction of deceased on embalming bed 231–232 and n. 96
Ritual washing 226–227
Mutirdis [RPM/PM 1953]
Priests before depiction of deceased 227 n. 78 and n. 81
Depiction of deceased on embalming bed 231–232 and n. 96
Offerings presentation (ḏꜣ.t-rꜥ ritual?) 227
Symbolic river journey 207–208
Classical
Cicero 268
Diodorus Siculus 39–40, 122, 194, 198, 233, 240, 268, 507
Herodotus 39–40, 122, 192, 198, 200, 224–225, 235, 307, 323, 503, 512, 517
Literary
Setne Khamwas 19 n. 10, 95, 199, 201–202, 210, 233 n. 101, 235, 240, 478 n. 87
Religious
Coffin Edinburgh L. 224/3002 274
P. Wien ÄS 3865 273
P. Strasbourg 3 verso 252
P. Rhind 1 (P. Edinburgh 908 + 504) 232–234 and n. 95, 242, 507
P. Rhind 2 (P. Edinburgh 909) 232 and n. 95, 242
P. Louvre E 10605 273
P. Harkness (MMA 31.9.7) 34 n. 79, 128 n. 20, 242, 323–324 and n. 42, 430 n. 239
P. Detroit Institute of Arts 1988.10 291 n. 81
P. Bodleian MS.Egypt.c.9(P) 273
P. BM EA 10507 128 n. 20, 189, 242, 251 and n. 11, 323–324 and n. 42, 325 n. 49
P. BM EA 10209 275, 291 and n. 81
P. BM EA 10208 291 n. 81
P. BM EA 10188 (P. Bremmer-Rhind) 291 n. 81, 323
P. Berlin P. 8351 273 n. 69
Statue of the God’s-father Esminis in Linköping Museum 274
Stela Cairo 31099 (Anemher) 192 n. 18, 224, 240, 242, 290
Religious Associations
Fayum 167–168
Memphis 166
Middle Egypt 168–169
Thebes
Choachytes 159–166
Female 112–113 and n. 35, 121
Late Period 29
Lector-priests 166
Contribution to mummification 293, 310–311
Role in transport of dead 204–205
Revenues
Šty-revenue 127–128, 135–137
I҆ḫy-offerings 128, 135
H̱ny- and i҆ny-offerings 128–130, 135
Šmꜥ- and gyl-revenue 130–132, 135
Hwh.t-revenue 132–133, 135
Glflf-revenue 133, 135
ꜥḳ n wsi҆r rations 133–134, 135
I҆w-income 134–135
Ritual
Celebrations/festivities
Khoiak 273 n. 68, 275
Festival of the Valley 275, 452
Feast of the Decade 275, 452
Embalming
Boulaq 3 69, 189, 232 and n. 93, 237, 240 n. 135, 244, 246 n. 160, 274, 286–287, 291–292, 488, 498, 508, 510
P. Louvre 5158 189, 232 n. 93, 281 n. 16, 287
P. Durham 1983.11 189, 232 n. 93
P. St. Petersburg 18128 189, 232 n. 93
P. Wien ÄS 3873 (Apis) 69, 210 and n. 9, 212 n. 17, 216, 226, 232–233, 240 n. 137, 427–428 n. 224 and n. 228, 505
Funerary Ritual complexes 191, 250
Funeral Rites (examples of)
Offering rite 273
Opening of the mouth 54 n. 7, 191, 212 n. 17, 223, 250–251, 508
P. BM EA 10507 columns II and III 251 and n. 11
Spell for Striking the Copper (P. Strasbourg 3 verso) 252
Mortuary cult
Archaeological evidence 276–277
Interval/periodicity 273–274
Mythological archetype 2–3
Amenope (Amun in ithyphallic form)
Performing mortuary cult for the ogdoad 30 and n. 61 and n. 62, 452, 489
As libationer 30, 274
Services 124–126
Customer base 325–331
Length of 32, 266
Setting 275–276
Special occasions 275
Other
Šty-ceremony 113–114, 229, 239–240, 295, 508
Per-nefer (pr-nfr) service(?) 142–147
Qs (Ḳs) service? 142–147
Washing 210, 226–227 and n. 79, 236
Tomb(s)
Acquisition 26, 442–443
Chapels and other funerary structures
I҆p-structure 395–396
Ḳnḥy 416
Ḥ.t-bꜣw-chapel 420–421
Mꜣꜥ-chapel 416–419
Mr-chapel 420
S.t-rmy, mꜣꜥ.w-nhpy and wlḥ.w structures 421
Wabet (wꜥb.t) cultic place 216–217
Collective
Grouped by origo 455–457
Grouped by profession 454–455
Grouped by pater/mater familias 457–458
Construction 26, 421–434
Identified by original owner’s name 353–354
Later use 335–347, 434–453
Markers 33–35, 348–349
Ownership of 369–370, 442–443, 443–444 (royal tombs)
Relationship with body treatment 459–482
Typology
ꜥ.wy-tomb
ꜥ.wy n rmṯ, ꜥ.wy-ḳs, ḳs.(t) 402–411
ꜥ.wy-ḥtp, ꜥ.wy-ḥp 411–416
Ḥ.t-tomb 389–397
Ḳꜣ-tomb 398–402
Shaft (šḳ) 388–389
S.t-tomb 383–387
Terminology’s use 376–381
Tower-tomb (mkṱl) 397–398
Transport
Expenses
Middle Egypt 101
Thebes 202
Individuals responsible for 47–48, 101, 203–208
River
By Neshmet (nšmt) boat 202
By other specialised boat 207–208
By regular boat/craft 208
To necropolis 201–203, 214
To tomb (Middle Egypt) 206–207
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Three Hundred Years of Death

The Egyptian Funerary Industry in the Ptolemaic Period

Series:  Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 110