The Significance of Banquet Scenes in The New Kingdom Theban Private Tombs

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1 Researcher, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Luxor University, Egypt

2 Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University, Egypt ‎

3 Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Luxor University, Egypt

Abstract

are highly symbolic monuments. They belonged to a group of high officials 
who desired to guarantee their rebirth in the afterlife and to retain their 
identity and memory for all time. These tombs provide a wealth of 
information regarding the deceased's life, accomplishments, and social 
status. Additionally, they provide insight into Egyptian religious beliefs, 
rituals, and deities, as well as numerous other social, economic, and artistic 
realities of the era.This paper aims to discuss the iconography of banquet 
scenes in the Theban private tombs focusing especially on the food 
consumption as a significant practice in ancient Egypt, especially during 
New Kingdom Period, through number of tomb scenes. This paper depends 
on a descriptive- analytical methodology to identify the term of banquets, 
describe the iconography of ancient Egyptian banquets, investigate the 
occasions of banqueting, clarify the function of banqueting, finally discuss 
the economic and social consequences of banqueting. This paper would 
conclude that the tombs banquets scenes created direct communication 
between the living and the dead by means of food ritual, music, songs, and 
dancing.

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International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Volume 7, Issue 2
December 2024
Pages 299-315

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