The Afterlife Existence Captured in Stone : The Sixth Dynasty False Door Stela of Inti in the Social and Religious Context
2018
Abstrakt
In this paper it is shown that the scene with two representations of the tomb owner at the table of offerings depicted on the central panel of the false door was not a random composition. Quite on the contrary, it was a very thoughtful abbreviation of an elaborate concept related to the transition of a man from this world to the afterlife.
It can be first observed in the mid Fifth Dynasty, a period of several profound changes, which had a deep impact on the further development of the Egyptian society, religion and state towards the end of the Old Kingdom.