Baldachin (Tent) of Princess Isetemkheb, from TT320, JE-26276, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo (2)

            Since the predynastic period, the ancient Egyptians have utilized tents constructed of matting, leather, and thick linen fabric as a temporary method of habitation. The everyday life scenarios revealed that tents were utilized by the ancient Egyptians on hunting trips and military campaigns, as well as as a temporary dwelling for deity statues in processions. In addition, tents were built up in the gardens and courtyards of houses for housewives to use during the last stages of pregnancy and delivery. In the hot summer days, tents and pavilions made of fine linen were erected beside the palaces’ lakes and gardens as a place for amusement and leisure. Furthermore, aristocrats and affluent individuals would place a baldachin made of matting or leather in front of their tombs for purification ceremonies, and it would eventually be buried with the corpse.
When Emile Brugsch and Ahmed Kamalc found the Deir el-Bahari cache (TT 320) in 1881, Brugsch discovered this one-of-a-kind tent buried in one of its corridors, still retaining its bright colors because it was made entirely of applique colored leather, and decorated with carefully cut-out leather ornaments and texts fixed on a different color piece of leather. These writings depict Isetemkheb II’s delightful company with God Khonsu Lord of Thebes, Goddess Mut, and the deities of the other world amid the fragrance of flowers and perfumes from Punt. 
It is noteworthy as it is the sole tent from ancient Egypt that has survived to the present day.
This tent was built between 1046 and 1037 BCE for the funeral purification of Isetemkheb II, the daughter of the army general and Amun high priest Masaherta and Amun chantress Tayuheret, and the granddaughter of King Pinudjem I of the 21st dynasty. Notable, Isetemekheb II held the rank of superior of the harem of Min, Horus, and Isis in Akhmim and was one of the numerous princesses in the family to have this name. 
Although Isetemkheb II’s”coffin has yet to be unearthed, her cousin Pinudjem II’s coffin was discovered in the Deir el-Bahari cache and is currently exhibited within the baldachin.
Museum Notice 
   

Taken in: Egypt / Cairo / Madīnat al Fusţāţ al Jadīdah (show map)

Taken on: November 1, 2022

Tags:

Tobeytravels

archaeology

Egypt

egyptology

funerary

mummification

mummies

pharaoh

civilisation

NMEC « less

Sets appears in: • National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo : 2022

Stats: 445 views

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder