Download or read book The Iconography of the Memphite Priesthood in Egypt's Elite Tombs of the Old Kingdom written by John Steven Jr Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is a methodical investigation of the ancient Egyptian priesthood appearing in the Memphite elite tombs of the Old Kingdom. The iconographic specifics of figures having singular priestly titles, or any hierarchical and gender variations of the same titles, were collected into a database and analyzed to determine the ranges and limitations of each title's function as well as any relationships they may have to one another. Priestly figures appearing in offering table scenes are compared to those appearing at false doors, and priestly figures appearing in funeral scenes are compared to those appearing in offering rooms to determine any relationship. This study also explores the sequences of priests appearing in the elite tomb offering list scenes and their relationship to sequence of rituals in the Pyramid Text offering list. All the above coalesce to suggest deep similarities between the function and rituals of the non-royal tomb complexes and the royal tomb complexes of the Old Kingdom.