Tomb Chapel of Isisnofret

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Type of resource	three dimensional object

Creators/Contributors

Creator	Sullivan, Elaine A.

Bibliographic information

Contained on project page	Title Model Metadata: Dynasties 19-20
ORIGINAL OWNER OR SPONSOR OF STRUCTURE (Owner/Builder)	Title Isisnofret
TYPE OF MONUMENT (Type)	Title Temple tomb
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 Ramesses II
SITE	Title Saqqara
MODERN SCHOLAR/EXPLORER FIRST DOCUMENTING STRUCTURE (Discoverer)	Title Yoshimura and Kawai
YEAR OF REDISCOVERY IN MODERN TIMES (Years)	Title 2008–2010
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 created for the 3D Saqqara Project, 2013
COMMENTS ON 2D DATA (Annotation)	Title Polygon size and location based on plan of tomb from Kawai (2014: figs. 2, 3)
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN METERS (Height Original(m))	Title 7.45m, pyramid (estimated)
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL LENGTH OF STRUCTURE IN METERS (Length Original(m))	Title 27.0
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL WIDTH OF STRUCTURE IN METERS (Width Original(m))	Title 10.3, chapel, 12.45, pylon
SOURCES/REFERENCE USED AS BASIS FOR 3D MODEL CONSTRUCTION (3D Data Source)	Title Nozomu Kawai, “The New Kingdom Tomb Chapel of Isisnofret at Northwest Saqqara,” in Quest for the Dream of the Pharoahs, ed. Jiro Kondo, Supplément aux Annales du Service des Antiquités de L’Égypte 43 (Cairo: Ministry of Antiquities, 2014), 69–90
DESCRIPTION – ORIGINAL EXTERIOR MATERIAL (3D Texture)	Title Limestone, mud-plaster; mud-brickThe temple was composed entirely of limestone. The courtyard had a hard mud floor, and the antechamber and two side chapels were paved with mud-brick.
UNCERTAINTY LEVEL FOR 3D MODEL CONSTRUCTION	Title 3.0
Elevation - placement in model ASL	Title 85 (base of pylon)
Discussion of virtual reconstruction and interpretative choices	Title The monument originally had an entrance pylon, open courtyard with colonnade, antechamber, and three rear rooms situated in front of an exterior free-standing pyramid; the model reconstruction was based on the detailed plan of Kawai (2014: fig. 3).In the present day, this tomb is poorly preserved, with much of the limestone removed; as a result, the actual height of this tomb’s architectural features remain unknown. The wall, pyramid, and pylon heights were modeled after the dimensions of other known New Kingdom monuments at the site. The pyramid and pylon were modeled on the form of the Dynasty 19 tomb of Tia: Tia’s free-standing pyramid stood 7m tall, but, because the base of Isisnofret’s was slightly larger than that of Tia, it was estimated to have stood slightly taller (~7.45m). Tia’s pylon (5.8m) had a slightly smaller footprint than Isisnofret's, so the latter was designed slightly taller (6m). The wall heights of the Isisnofret temple were made similar to but slightly shorter than the estimated height of the neighboring monument of Khaemwaset (4m vs. 5m).
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/rk715bv9776

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