The fishing and fowling scene in the tomb of Ibi: a means of expression for a provincial ruler

• Main Author: Aurélie Quirion
• Format: Article
• Language: ces
• Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2020-12-01
• Series: Pražské Egyptologické Studie
• Subjects: deir el-gebrawi; sixth dynasty; fishing and fowling; parietal decoration; provincial tombs; expression of identity
• Online Access: https://pes.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/12/Aurelie_Quirion_128-141.pdf

This article aims to show how the fishing and fowling scene, which is frequent in Old Kingdom private tombs, is used in the tomb of Ibi as a way to display a specific social and ideological message. Indeed, this illustration presents an unusual emphasis on family members. A discussion on parietal conventions and a direct comparison with the fishing and fowling scene in Mereruka’s tomb, inscribed in a different cultural landscape, highlights the capacity of the changing details of the scene to work as a means of expression. Between Memphite tradition and provincial adaptations, the composition and the visual aspects given to the painting of Ibi are a strategy to express specific values and to point out the local identity of the owner.