KV17, The Tomb of Seti I - a photo on Flickriver

            This printable overview helps you during your next visit in this gigantic tomb - so, you can enjoy your trip in this ancient egyptian underworld - without fear to get lost  ;-)

From the 19th Dynasty onward, once the Underworld Books began to appear outside of the burial chamber, the entire tomb became a canvas for representations of the mythological regions of the hereafter. By including explicit Underworld imagery throughout the descending corridors and other rooms, the Ramessid architects effectively labeled the entire structure as “the Underworld,” without the necessity of replicating its serpentine course in the axis of former tombs of the tomb itself, in favor of a more linear tomb designs.
The extension of the Underworld Books beyond the sarcophagus hall also coincided with a reconfiguration of that room’s architecture, apparently intended to emphasize its role as the deceased king’s personal horizon.
With this in mind, the design of the Ramessid sarcophagus chamber changed during the reign of Seti I in a new “akhet-style” burial chamber also. From this point, the architects regularly rotated the rectangular burial chamber perpendicular to the major axis of the tomb, while the sarcophagus was moved to a sunken depression at the center of the chamber. In addition, the sidewalls acquired an arched shape, creating a curved vault. 
By placing the king’s body in a central depression between symmetrically paired and arching sidewalls, the architects evoked the hieroglyphic image of the akhet, the stylized pair of hills flanking the solar disc, which constituted the quintessential symbol of solar rebirth. The incorporation of this symbol into the architecture of the sarcophagus chamber—the site of the king’s own resurrection—served to magically equate the nightly rejuvenation of the sun god Re with the transfiguration of the deceased king and his ultimate rebirth as a solar deity.

Text after “THE REBIRTH OF THE SUN”  Mortuary Art and Architecture in the Royal Tombs of New Kingdom Egypt by J.Roberson 
   

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Taken in: مصر / الاقصر / الاقصر (show map)

Taken on: September 13, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/9.0, 1/640 sec, 70mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	TAMRON SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di VC USD A007N
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
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