Tomb of Mes (Tomb 5 of Loret)

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Description

Type of resource three dimensional object

Creators/Contributors

Creator Sullivan, Elaine A.

Bibliographic information

Contained on project page
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Model Metadata: Dynasties 19-20
ORIGINAL OWNER OR SPONSOR OF STRUCTURE (Owner/Builder)
Title
Mes/Mose
TYPE OF MONUMENT (Type)
Title
Mastaba
TEMPORAL PERIOD OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION (First Period)
Title
New Kingdom
DYNASTY OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION (First Dynasty)
Title
Dynasty 19
ROYAL REIGN OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION (First King)
Title
Unknown
SITE
Title
Saqqara
MODERN SCHOLAR/EXPLORER FIRST DOCUMENTING STRUCTURE (Discoverer)
Title
Loret
YEAR OF REDISCOVERY IN MODERN TIMES (Years)
Title
1899.0
TYPE OF STRUCTURE (3D Model Type)
Title
Custom model
DATE OF MODEL CONSTRUCTION OR UPDATE (3D Model Date)
Title
2016.0
NAME OF 3D MODELER
Title
Cori Hoover
SOFTWARE USED FOR MODEL BUILD
Title
SketchUp Pro
COPYRIGHT (Copyright)
Title
UC Regents, 3D Saqqara Project
SOURCES/REFERENCES FOR 2D BASE DATA (Citation)
Title
Polygon data from Bresciani and Giammarusti (2003) added to and emended by GIS Supervisor and Senior Surveyor Emanuele Brienza (2010)
COMMENTS ON 2D DATA (Annotation)
Title
Polygon footprint modified based on reconstruction by Malek (1981: fig. 2), following original by G. Gaballa, The Memphite Tomb-Chapel of Mose (Warminster: Aris Phillips, 1977).
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN METERS (Height Original(m))
Title
2.85 (estimated)
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL LENGTH OF STRUCTURE IN METERS (Length Original(m))
Title
11.2 (estimated)
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL WIDTH OF STRUCTURE IN METERS (Width Original(m))
Title
26.7 (estimated)
SOURCES/REFERENCE USED AS BASIS FOR 3D MODEL CONSTRUCTION (3D Data Source)
Title
Jaromír Málek, “Review Article: Two Problems Connected with New Kingdom Tombs in the Memphite Area,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 67 (1981): 156–65, https://doi.org/10.2307/3856610
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL EXTERIOR DECORATION
Title
Plastered and relief
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL EXTERIOR MATERIAL (3D Texture)
Title
Limestone, white plaster
Appears in
Title
The walls of the tomb of Mes were constructed from limestone blocks and the limestone door jambs were white plastered. Both of these materials have been reflected in the texturing of the model.
UNCERTAINTY LEVEL FOR 3D MODEL CONSTRUCTION
Title
4.0
Elevation - placement in model ASL
Title
58.2
Discussion of virtual reconstruction and interpretative choices
Title
The tomb of Mes was designed in an unusual form for a New Kingdom tomb, possibly consisting of two rectangular mastabas with a series of interior rooms. The model of this tomb was based on the dimensions and ground plan, including inferred walls along the southern side, provided by Málek (1981: 157–65 and fig. 2).The inscribed stone entrance pilaster, as reconstructed by Málek (1981: fig. 1), measured at least 1.75m tall, providing a minimum height for the tomb. In the model, it was hypothesized to stand approximately 2.7m tall, similar to the Middle Kingdom mastabas of Ihy and Hetep, also located in the Teti cemetery area. Chamber I (northwest side of the first interior court) and the second interior court were modeled with square pillars, per the suggestion by Málek (1981: fig. 2).
Part of publication
Title
Sullivan, Elaine A. Constructing the Sacred: Visibility and Ritual Landscape at the Egyptian Necropolis at Saqqara, Redwood City: Stanford University Press 2020, http://doi.org/10.21627/2020cts
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/dd880jq2694

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Copyright
Stanford University, 2019.
License
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Constructing the Sacred Archive

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