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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD AND ELYSIAN FIELDS |
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26 - (Thebes) Mortuary Chapels of the Nobles -- The Mortuary Chapel of Nekht (a scribe of the granaries at the middle of the 18th dynasty). A representation of the mortuary fast. The guests are seen seated upon grass mats, in the meantime women are talking to one another. A nude waitress is putting a collar of flowers around the neck of one of the guests. Three women are entertaining them by playing upon the lute and harp, and by dancing; while a blind harper also makes music for their edification.
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