The Roles of Guardians Deities of Book of Cavern from Scenes Texts of King Ramses Iv Tomb | ||||
| International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2021, Page 109-140 PDF (2.52 MB) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijthm.2021.177915 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Mohamed Ragheb Dardir | ||||
| Researcher, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This papers aims to focus the light on the role of the guardians deities of the book of the Cavern from the scenes and texts of the Tomb of King Ramses IV and their benefits for the soul of the King, The 1st and the 2nd division of the book of Cavern included the figure of the guardian deities, was depicted completely on the 3rd corridor {C} of the tomb Meanwhile the figures of the guardians deities from the 3rd to the 11th Cave were represented only in figures and its explaining texts explain their protective role for the soul of the deceased. (Piankoff,1941,1942,1943) in his Articles (Le livre des Querets) highlighted the description of the journey of the Sun god and the soul of the deceased accompanied him through the Cavern of the Underworld.(Hart,1986) mentioned only the names and epithets of these guardian deities ,So the researcher will highlight Why these guardian Deities was represented only in figures and mentioned in texts explaining their protective roles for the soul of the King in the Caves of the underworld ? instead of the depiction From the 3rd to 6th division of the book of the Cavern to inform the soul of the King about the role of these guardians deities of each Cave during his journey accompanied the Sun god through the Cavern of the Underworld. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Guardians Deities; Book of Cavern; Ramses IV Tomb | ||||
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