Scholarship has described Deir el-Medina as a sophisticated community composed of highly trained and educated individuals, at least compared to most ancient Egyptian villages that were primarily focused on agrarian labor. The tombs at Deir el-Medina indicate that some community members were well-off financially and may have aspired to reach elite levels in ancient Egypt’s social hierarchy. However, this understanding of Deir el-Medina’s community lacks the nuance of the hierarchical structure that defines success and status among the workers, artists, and craftspeople living in the community. This paper will investigate how one’s status within the community might dictate the allocation of artistic roles in the execution of painted royal tomb scenes. It will explore who within the community would have the privilege of depicting the primary motifs of a tomb and who would be responsible for less noticeable areas of the tomb.

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探索拉美赛德代尔麦地那画家的艺术层次


学术界将代尔麦地那描述为一个复杂的社区，由训练有素、受过良好教育的个人组成，至少与大多数主要以农业劳动力为主的古埃及村庄相比是这样。代尔麦地那的坟墓表明，一些社区成员经济富裕，可能渴望达到古埃及社会等级的精英水平。然而，这种对代尔麦地那社区的理解缺乏定义社区中工人、艺术家和手工艺者成功和地位的等级结构的细微差别。本文将研究一个人在社区中的地位如何决定在绘制皇家陵墓场景时艺术角色的分配。它将探讨社区内谁有特权描绘坟墓的主要图案，以及谁将负责坟墓中不太引人注目的区域。