RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 The Dual Solar (Solstitial)  and Cardinal Orientation in Planning the Middle Kingdom Funerary Complexes  in Qubbet el-Hawa
T2 La doble orientación cardinal y solar (solsticial) en la planificación de los complejos funerarios del Reino Medio en Qubbet el-Hawa
A1 Martínez Hermoso, Juan Antonio
A1 Mozas Calvache, Antonio T.
A1 Pérez García, José Luís
K1 Arquitectura egipcia antigua
K1 arqueoastronomía
K1 acimut
K1 hipogeo
K1 norte verdadero
K1 solsticio
AB The Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis, located on the west bank of the Nile, was the burial site chosen by the elite of Elephantine,from the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom, and became one of the most important provincial cemeteries in the country.The hill affects the course of the River Nile and determines the disposition of the hypogea distributed between its twoslopes (southeast and northeast). Therefore, the topography (and the river) determined the alignments of most of the tombs.During the Middle Kingdom, although only six large funerary complexes were built, there was a very significant change inthe architecture of the necropolis in terms of the design of the burial chapels (which were planned as if they were a funerarytemple), as well as the accuracy of the construction methods. In addition, they stand out because they were planned (andbuilt) with a strongly symbolic double orientation, which is the subject of this study. The astronomical alignments of thesefunerary complexes, normally associated with royal temples and burials, appear to have been appropriated by the governorsof Elephantine, lower-level officials, which has implications for our understanding of both Egyptian governance and Egyptianastronomy; undoubtedly, the architects had to possess knowledge of astronomy. The result is that these funerary complexesrepresent a clear example of “cultured” architecture carried out in a provincial cemetery. This article examines in detail thealignments of four of these funeral complexes: QH36, QH32, QH31 and QH33, building on the work of Belmonte and hiscollaborators in Qubbet el-Hawa, who are primarily responsible for increasing our data of Egyptian astronomical alignments.
PB Universidad de La Laguna, Centro de Estudios Africanos
SN 1695-4750
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/27344
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/27344
LA en
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 22-nov-2024