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Looking at the walls of Egyptian tombs belonging to the Old Kingdom we are aware that artists at that period of the Egyptian history represented funerary ceremony not in such an explicit way as they did later on. The mastaba … Continue reading
A new tomb has been discovered in Egypt by the Waseda University expedition. This Egyptian tomb, dating from the Ramesside period, belongs to Khosuemheb and it is located in the Khokha cementery. Interesting for our subject is a wall containing a … Continue reading
Shaving the Mourners in Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom. We have already seen that there are proves of a practice in Ancient Egyptian funerals of cutting and then offering the hair of the two Drty (”kites”), who made a … Continue reading
HAIR AND DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT 