Sujet

Cattle brought for inspection: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 5), Egypt, c1350 BC. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Cattle brought for inspection: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 5), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. A herdsman stands amongst cattle, holding some rope in one hand, and raises the other. His speech is recorded in the hieroglyphs above: 'Come on! Get away! Do not speak in the presence of the praised one! He detests people talking. He does what is right. He will not ignore any complaint. Pass on in quiet and in order. He won't take anyone's side. he knows all the affairs, does the scribe and counter of grain of [Amun], Neb...'. From the British Museum's Collection.

Date

1355 av. J.-C.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Notre référence

HRM19B76_466

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (3,3Mo) / 43,2cm x 29,0cm / 5101 x 3431 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal agriculture le travail peinture pays bétail métier musée couleur couleur Égyptien la mort tombeau mausolée endroit Musée Britannique enterrement profession berger objet façonné concept objet façonné peinture de mur animation pointe à tracer Égyptien de l'Antiquité 18ème Dynastie CM Dixon Nebamun Unknown Nebarunun Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon