“Yellow” Coffins from Thebes: Recording and decoding complexity in Egyptian funerary arts (21st – 22nd Dynasties)

“Yellow” Coffins from Thebes
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
1. Anthropoid coffins before the “yellow” type
	1.1. Typology of anthropoid coffins
		a. Mummiform coffins
		b. Feathered (or rishi) coffins
		c. “Festive dress” coffins
		d. “Proto-yellow” coffins
	1.2. Decoration
		a. Rishi coffins
		b. Mummiform coffins
		c. “Festive dress” type
		d. Proto-yellow type
		e. Coffins and visual culture
2. “Yellow” coffins: definition and typology
	2.1. The scheme of decoration of the “yellow” type
	2.2. Genealogy and evolution
	2.3. Typology of the “yellow” type
		Headboard
			Upper section
			Central panel
			Lower section: Central partition
			Lower section: Lateral partitions
			Footboard
	2.4. Classification of lids and mummy-covers
3. The coffin set of Heritubekhet at the Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst in Munich
	3.1. Lid
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	3.2. Case
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	3.3. Mummy-cover
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	3.4. Commentary
4. The coffin set of Tabasety at the Antikmuseet of the University of Aarhus
	4.1. Lid
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	4.2. Case
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	4.3. Mummy-cover
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	4.4. Commentary
5. The mummy-cover from Bab el-Gasus at the Bohusläns Museum in Uddevalla
	Iconography
		Inscriptions
			Commentary
6. The mummy-cover of Mutemuia at the University Museum of Aberdeen
	Iconography
		Inscriptions
			Commentary
7. The coffin set of Henuttaui at the Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst in Munich
	7.1. Lid
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	7.2. Case
		Iconography (exterior)
			Iconography (interior)
			Inscriptions
	7.3. Mummy-cover
		Iconography
			Inscriptions
	7.4. Commentary
8. The coffin set of Amenniutnakht in Cairo: a case study of a 21st Dynasty burial assemblage
	8.1. Description of decoration and texts on the lid (CG 6174)
		a. Headboard and upper section
		b. Central panel (CP)
		c. Lower section
			Central partition
			Lateral partitions
			Footboard (FB).
	8.2. Description of iconography and texts on the exterior of the case (CG 6173)
		Headboard (HBe)
			Right column
			Left column
			Footboard (FBe)
			Right side
			Left side
	8.3. Description of the decoration on the interior of the case (CG 6173)
		Floorboard (FLB).
			Headboard interior (HBi)
			Side walls
	8.4. Description of decoration and texts on the mummy-cover (CG 6196)
		Headboard and upper section
			Central Panel (CP)
			Lower section
			Footboard (FB)
	8.5. Observations on iconography and texts of the lid (CG 6174)
	8.6. Observations on iconography and texts of the exterior of the case (CG 6173)
	8.7. Observations on the decoration of the interior of the case (CG 6173)
	8.8. Observations on iconography and texts of the mummy-cover (CG 6196)
	8.9. Writing style in the coffin of Amenniutnakht
	8.10. Additional components in the burial equipment of Amenniutnakht
		Mummy braces with tabs and pendant (location unknown).
	8.11. Observations on the burial assemblage of Amenniutnakht
	8.12. Conclusions
9. The Coffin set of Hori from Bab el-Gasus (21st Dynasty): royal attributes and deification scenes
	9.1. The Owner, Hori
	9.2. The coffin set
		Outer coffin
			Inner coffin
			Innermost coffin
	9.3. The unique scenes of Hori’s coffin set
		Hori as a king
			Hori as a deity
	9.4. Conclusion
10. Burial ensemble of Ankhef in the collection of the Ivanovo Regional Art Museum (Russia)
	10.1. Coffin
		a. General description.
		b. State of preservation
		c. Evidence of re-use
		d. Lid
			Upper section (A). (Figs 10.10-10.11)
			Central panel (B) (Fig. 10.14)
			Lower section
			Footboard (E).
			Inscriptions of the lid
		e. Case
			Headboard (A).
			Right wall (B)
			Left wall (C).
	10.2. Mummy-cover
		a. General description.
		b. State of preservation.
		c. Evidence of re-use.
		d. Scenes and Inscriptions.
			Headboard (A).
			Central panel (registers B-C).
			Lower section (D).
	10.3. Additional remarks.
	Annex: Inscriptions on the coffin and the mummy-cover of Ankhef508
11. An unusual Third Intermediate Period Egyptian coffin at the Wayne County Historical Museum (WCHM)
	11.1. Lid
		a. Iconography
			Headboard
			Upper section
			Central panel
			Lower section
			Footboard
		b. Inscriptions
	11.2. Case
		a. Iconography (exterior)
			Headboard
			Sides
		b. Inscriptions
		c. Iconography (interior)
	11.3. Workshop practices
		a. Pictorial work
		b. Carpentry work
	11.4. Dating the WCHM coffin
	11.5. Placement of WCHM coffin in the TIP corpus
12. Chemical analysis of paints reveals history of an Egyptian coffin at the Wayne County Historical Museum
	12.1. Chemical analysis of pigments
		a. Results of chemical tests
			Unpainted coffin wood
			The preparation layer
			Black paint
			White paint
			Yellow paint
			Red paint
			Blue paint
			Green paint
			Brown paint
	12.2. Paint and wood filler in restored areas
	12.3. Discussion and conclusions
13. “Yellow” type and genealogy: formal variability and meaning in coffin decoration
	13.1. Variability and change
	13.2. Genealogical line
	13.3. Impact and meaning of variability in coffin decoration
Bibliography
List of sources
Biographic notes on the Authors