[Antiquitas] HelRAW seminar 2.11: Miriam Bueno, “The liminality of New Kingdom private Theban tombs and dance scenes”

[Raatikainen, Oona]

Dear all,

The Helsinki Research on the Ancient World (HelRAW) seminar series continues on November 2nd with Miriam Bueno and her talk “The liminality of New Kingdom private Theban tombs and dance scenes”.

When: November 2nd, 2020 at 17:15
Where: On Zoom: https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/61114829044?pwd=TFRiTm5SSzJIQnJkQ1NxWGNUSFUvdz09
Meeting ID: 611 1482 9044
Passcode: 980822
Event page:  https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/language-culture/online-helraw-miriam-bueno-2.11.2020

Abstract:
The Theban private tombs dated to the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070 BC) belonged to elite officials that wanted to preserve their memory and identity for eternity and ensure their rebirth in the afterlife. These tombs have a magical function related to the mortuary cult and the interaction between the living and the dead inside them. During some festivals and other events, these monuments were visited by friends or relatives of the deceased or even by other random visitors, such as priests or artists.
This liminal aspect of the private tombs is clear on some dance scenes painted on the walls of these monuments. They depict moments in which the borders between the world of the living and the world of the dead are erased and the living, the dead, and the gods can communicate with each other. We can divide these scenes into two main groups: dance within banquet scenes and dance within funerary processions. Both of them have a characteristic iconography, which makes them easily recognizable.
This lecture aims to analyse the private Theban tombs and their structure as liminal spaces. We can see some of the moments of interaction depicted in their decoration and inscriptions. Within this decoration, this talk will mainly focus on dance scenes, which are the main topic of my research, and which have their own differential features. Through them, we will explore some aspects of the ancient Egyptian religious belief and the view of the afterlife that this civilization had.

About the speaker: Miriam Bueno is a PhD student at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia in Spain, where she studied a Degree in Art History and a Master’s Degree on Methods and Techniques of Advanced Research. During her research, focused on Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom dance scenes, she has been a visitor researcher at the University of Oxford and the University of Helsinki. She has participated in several national and international scientific meetings, presenting communications and posters that analyse different aspects of her investigation.

The event is a part of an interdisciplinary seminar series titled Helsinki Research on the Ancient World. This monthly seminar operates under the aegis of the PapyGreek (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/digital-grammar-of-greek-documentary-papyri) and SpaceLaw (www.spacelaw.fi<http://www.spacelaw.fi>) projects. It is co-organized by Marja Vierros, Anna-Maria Wilskman, Kaius Tuori and Samuli Simelius. The seminar is open for all.

Welcome!


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Oona Raatikainen
oona.raatikainen at helsinki.fi<mailto:oona.raatikainen at helsinki.fi>
+358504366782
Tutkimusavustaja / Research assistant
Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (www.spacelaw.fi<http://www.spacelaw.fi>)
Siltavuorenpenger 1 A, huone / room 323
PL / P.O. Box 9, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto / University of Helsinki
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