This thesis proposes that Egyptian tomb painting served as a housing for the Ka. The research examined the relationship between the tomb paintings and the Ka within the contemporary religious literature finding that they served this purpose. The first relationship incorporates the "Opening of the Mouth" ceremony which returns life to the deceased in both the texts and illustrations. The ambiguous nature of the texts refers the returning of life to the deceased. This includes all the parts of the soul (Ka, Ba, and Akh) and all physical and artistic representations. These paintings also support the Ka with depictions of food offerings. A secondary question addresses the identification of the deceased appearing in the paintings. Many variables apply in identification of the deceased. They include hieratic scale, canonical pose, hieroglyphics, accoutrements, and the orientation of the supporting figures. / Department of Anthropology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/186284 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Spindler, Tanya M. |
| Contributors | Ball State University. Dept. of Anthropology., Hicks, Ronald E. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | iv, 140 leaves : ill. (some col.), 1 map ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | f-ua--- |
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