Faculty of tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City
Abstract
The tombs in the Valley of the Queens contain many paintings for the gods and goddesses. Most of these paintings are representing the protector gods to protect the deceased from any evils during his afterlife journey. Iwf group was one of these protective groups of gods.
This study focuses on Iouf group which aims to illuminate the name, the shape, the roles, and the depictions of this group in the burial chamber in most tombs of the Valley of the Queens, such as in the tombs of Queen Sat Re (QV 38), the wife of Ramses I and Queen Tyti (QV 52), the wife of Rameses III. Ioufis a group of protective gods that consists of one monkey and two baboons to protect the deceased. They are also represented in the “Book of the Dead," "The Book of the Two Ways," and "Imy Duat".
Samir, E., Fekri, M., Kandil, H., & Ezz El Din, H. (2024). The protection role of the Iouf group in the burial chamber in the Valley of the Queens. مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 8(1), 135-148.
MLA
Engy Samir; Magdi Fekri; Hoda Kandil; Hesham Ezz El Din. "The protection role of the Iouf group in the burial chamber in the Valley of the Queens". مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 8, 1, 2024, 135-148.
HARVARD
Samir, E., Fekri, M., Kandil, H., Ezz El Din, H. (2024). 'The protection role of the Iouf group in the burial chamber in the Valley of the Queens', مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 8(1), pp. 135-148.
VANCOUVER
Samir, E., Fekri, M., Kandil, H., Ezz El Din, H. The protection role of the Iouf group in the burial chamber in the Valley of the Queens. مجلة کلية السياحة والفنادق - جامعة مدينة السادات, 2024; 8(1): 135-148.