The Representations of Women in the Middle Kingdom Tombs of Officials: Studies in Iconography

by Aubica Hudakova

Overview

In The Representations of Women in the Middle Kingdom Tombs of Officials Ľubica Hudáková offers an in-depth analysis of female iconography in the decorative programme of Middle Kingdom non-royal tombs, highlighting changes and innovations in comparison to the Old Kingdom. Previously considered too uniform, the study represents the first systematic investigation of two-dimensional images of women and reveals their variability in space and time.
Hudáková examines the roles appointed to women by analyzing how they are depicted in a variety of contexts. Taking into account their postures, gestures, garments, hairstyles, size of the body, age as well as attributes and tools used by them, along with the scene orientation, she traces diachronic and diatopic developments and regional traditions in the Middle Kingdom tomb decoration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789004379572
Publisher:	Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/26/2019
Series:	Harvard Egyptological Studies Series , #6
Pages:	770
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Ľubica Hudáková, Ph.D. (2015, University of Vienna), is Research Associate at the Institute of Egyptology, University of Vienna. She has published a number of articles on Middle Kingdom tomb decoration and co-edited Change and Innovation in Middle Kingdom Art (2016) and Art-facts and Artefacts: Visualising the Material World in Middle Kingdom Egypt (2018).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Illustrations
1 Introduction  1.1 The Tomb and Its Decorative Programme as a Source of Analysis
2 The Scope and Purpose of the Study  2.1 Period  2.2 Monuments  2.3 Old versus Middle Kingdom  2.4 Terminology  2.5 Selection of Scenes and Methodology
3 State of Research  3.1 Studies on Women  3.2 Position of Women in the Ancient Egyptian Society and Their Occupations  3.3 Women in the Art of the Old Kingdom
4 Women in Crafts and Trades  4.1 Linen Production—Spinning and Weaving
5 Women in Marsh-Related Activities  5.1 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in the Course of Fowling with the Throw-Stick and Spear-Fishing  5.2 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in the Course of Fowling with the Clapnet  5.3 Women as Active Fishers and Fowlers
6 Women in Agriculture  6.1 Cultivation of Grain
7 Women in Food Preparation  7.1 Bread-Making and Brewing
8 Women and Crime  8.1 Rendering Accounts
9 Women and Beauty Care  9.1 Hair-Dressing Scene
10 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner  10.1 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in the Course of Mꜣꜣ  10.2 Women Accompanying the Tomb Owner in Other Contexts  10.3 Excursus: Singular Themes in the Tomb of Sarenput I (QH 36)
11 Women and Games, Dance, and Music  11.1 Games and Acrobatic Exercises  11.2 Dance and Festivities  11.3 Music
12 Women in the Burial Procession  12.1 Female Mourners
13 Summary and Concluding Remarks
Bibliography Index