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Egyptian life and death:
the tomb-chapel of Nebamun (Room 61)
Ancient Egyptian death
Nebamun’s tomb-chapel was a place for people to come and commemorate Nebamun and his wife after his death with prayers and offerings.
Nebamun himself was buried somewhere beneath the floor of the innermost room of the tomb-chapel in a hidden burial chamber.
The beautiful paintings, which decorated the wall, not only showed how Nebamun wanted his life to be remembered but what he wanted in his life after death.
Building a tomb-chapel was expensive and would have only been done by the wealthy. The majority of ancient Egyptians would have been buried in cemeteries.
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Nebamun hunting in the marshes, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Nebamun's cattle, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Nebamun's garden, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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A feast for Nebamum, top half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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A feast for Nebamum, bottom half of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Nebamun's geese, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Surveying the fields for Nebamun, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Offerings for Nebamun, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Servants bringing offerings, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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Nebamun viewing his herds, a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, around 1350 BC
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