Tomb of Perneb and Temple of Tendur

Comparing the Tomb of Perneb with the Temple of Dendur

The Tomb of Perneb according to the wikipedia is a tomb an ancient Egypt court official erected in the Old Kingdom by the 5th dynasty during the reign of Djedfare Isesi and (ca . 2381 BC to 2323 BC ) at the Saqqara necropolis , about thirty kilometers south of Giza , and north of Pharaoh Djoser 's Step Pyramid , in Egupt (Wikipedia ) The article stated that Perneb was a royal household court official who was involve in the robbing and the subsequent crowning of the king

p The Tomb of Perneb includes a lime stone mastaba above ground and under ground burial chamber . The mastaba which is a flat base , sloping sides and flat roof is divided into a secondary offering chamber with a separate entrance and a decorated main offering chapel . On the other hand , the temple of Dendur , also known as Augustan temple was dedicated to Isis of Philae and the local deities ' petieses and Pahor , near ancient Tetzeis south of Aswan . Fieter Arnold describes the Dendur Temple as a wide stone built plat form flanked by a brick pylon Arnold further said that beyond the pylon and as open court stands the main temple building

Comparing the tomb of Perneb to the temple of Dendur , They were structurally similar as well as the type of architecture . They were both facing the Nile and comprises sacred chamber consists of chamber offering and sanctuary with images . In other words , both have the concept of religious belief . But beyond these similarities , they also have extreme differences . They were of course different by purpose the tomb of Perneb purposely was intended for burial while the Temple of Dendur was intended for cult worship . The Temple of Dendur was dedicated to the goddess Isis and the local deities ' petieses and Pahor while the Tomb of Perneb was constructed for memorial . The inspiration for this purpose was derived from the concept of the royal household which he was serving . The king 's desire was to build a huge memorial place more advance than that of all the other kings

Both the tomb of Perneb and the temple of Dendur were constructed with their principal face was towards the Nile . An article entitled `The tomb of Perneb ' by the Metropolitan Museum , noted that like later , their principal face the Nile , the direction from which they were approach as people came up from the towns and villages in the valley (p . 6 ) The Nile played significant role as the river has been historically related to ancient Egyptian civilization . The interior lay out of both structures poses similarities as they both contain chambers purposely for offering . Both have many underground rooms and columned halls , with walls covered with sculptured and painted scenes depicting ceremonies .The relation to the natural environment of these two great memorials was reflected by the images of animals curved on the walls or in specific places and that the Nile and the agricultural and desert land...