Tomb chapel of Raemkai: South wall of the entrance corridor. Dynasty: Dynasty 5. Date: ca. 2446-2389 B.C.. THE ENTRANCE CORRIDOR Scenes decorating the entrance thicknesses of Old Kingdom tombs often included a movement of people and objects into the interior. The entrance corridor here is decorated on both sides with scenes in several registers. At the very top, parts of two ships can be seen. Only the hulls of ships are preserved, but the absence of rowing oars and the position of the steering oars show that both boats are sailing westward into the tomb, and thus into the realm of the dead.

Tomb chapel of Raemkai: South wall of the entrance corridor. Dynasty: Dynasty 5. Date: ca. 2446-2389 B.C.. THE ENTRANCE CORRIDOR Scenes decorating the entrance thicknesses of Old Kingdom tombs often included a movement of people and objects into the interior. The entrance corridor here is decorated on both sides with scenes in several registers. At the very top, parts of two ships can be seen. Only the hulls of ships are preserved, but the absence of rowing oars and the position of the steering oars show that both boats are sailing westward into the tomb, and thus into the realm of the dead. Stock Photo

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Tomb chapel of Raemkai: South wall of the entrance corridor. Dynasty: Dynasty 5. Date: ca. 2446-2389 B.C.. THE ENTRANCE CORRIDOR Scenes decorating the entrance thicknesses of Old Kingdom tombs often included a movement of people and objects into the interior. The entrance corridor here is decorated on both sides with scenes in several registers. At the very top, parts of two ships can be seen. Only the hulls of ships are preserved, but the absence of rowing oars and the position of the steering oars show that both boats are sailing westward into the tomb, and thus into the realm of the dead. In the registers below, an enshrined statue of the deceased is dragged on a sled over ground moistened by a man pouring water from a jar. The inscription reads: "accompanying the statue to its chamber." In the third register offering bearers march into the tomb. Even the slaughter of oxen in the bottom register is a fitting theme for an entrance corridor, as butchering usually took place outside the tomb. Note that on the right wall the backs of the oxen are shown, while on the left their bound legs face the viewer. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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