Surveying the fields
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"Surveying the Fields" is a famous scene from the tomb of Nebamun depicting ancient Egyptian agricultural life and land measurement along the Nile.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surveying the Fields | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian tomb painting
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artwork ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| artMovement | New Kingdom Egyptian art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nebamun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| depictionOf | rural life in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
Nile floodplain
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ancient Egyptian agricultural life ⓘ farmers working in fields ⓘ fields along the Nile ⓘ grain harvesting ⓘ irrigation channels ⓘ land measurement ⓘ livestock in fields ⓘ surveyors measuring land ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
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genre scene ⓘ |
| hasPart |
decorative borders
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domesticated animals ⓘ fields divided into plots ⓘ figures carrying tools ⓘ figures holding measuring ropes ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ trees and plants ⓘ |
| iconography |
agricultural tools
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domesticated cattle ⓘ grain crops ⓘ measuring rods ⓘ surveying ropes ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Nile Valley
NERFINISHED
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agriculture ⓘ land surveying ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigment on plaster ⓘ |
| medium | paint on plaster ⓘ |
| partOf | Tomb of Nebamun wall paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ancient Egyptian irrigation practices
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ancient Egyptian land taxation ⓘ |
| shows |
administrative control of land
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importance of Nile flooding for farming ⓘ organization of agricultural labor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of Nebamun
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decoration of tomb chapel ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
composite view of human figures
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hierarchical scale of figures ⓘ |
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