The Ritual of “Encircling the Tomb” in the Funerary Monument of Djehuty (TT 11)

Abstract

In the Theban tomb of Djehuty (TT 11) we have the representation of a ritual apparently focused on sur-rounding the funerary monument. The objective of this paper is the reconstruction of the scene, and the text that accompanies it, thanks to the parallel of TT 20 (Mon-tuherkhepeshef). This allows us to link this ritual to the Pap. Ramesseum E and other antecedents of the Old and Middle Kingdom. An interpretation within the histori-cal, religious and cultural context of the age of Hatshep-sut-Thutmose III, and a possible relationship with the Middle Egypt background of the owners of TT 11 and TT 20 is also proposed.