La representación de la danza en las tumbas tebanas privadas del Reino Nuevo egipcio

Abstract

The representations of dance in the private Theban tombs of the Egyptian New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC) can be categorized into three different groups: the first one would be that of dance within banquet scenes; the second one, that of dance performances within funeral processions; and the third one would include other dance scenes that cannot be classified within the previous groups. The first two have very defined characteristics that have been understood thanks to the comparison of the scenes. However, the third group is not homogeneous, although certain representations can be related to each other, with those of the other groups or with scenes found in other places, such as temples. This paper aims to summarize these representations, and analyse their main characteristics, by their comparison, to know their identification and symbology (related to Egyptian religious and funerary belief) and thus, understand the important role of dance in the Egyptian New Kingdom.