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ỉ3dt Female Garments in Middle Kingdom

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Ancient Egyptian history, archaeology, and civilization

Abstract

A variety of garments appeared in ancient Egypt, ỉ3dt garment is one of elegant garments which was worn by Egyptian females and males. It was represented on the walls of the Egyptian tombs, coffins, statues, stelae. It was also found among artifacts buried with the royals and elite individuals. ỉ3dt garment appeared from Early Dynastic period to Roman era. Female offering bearers of the Middle Kingdom wore different types of ỉ3dt garment as a long tight fitted beaded netted dress with one or two straps and beaded netted skirt above a long white dress. ỉ3dt garment had a variety of purposes from the basic purpose of covering and adorning the wearer to the symbolic purpose of protecting the body. This paper depends on a descriptive- analytical methodology to identify the term of ỉ3dt garment, clarify the types of ỉ3dt garment, investigate particular models of ỉ3dt garments from the Middle Kingdom and discuss the reasons behind wearing ỉ3dt garment on certain occasions in ancient Egypt. This paper would conclude that ỉ3dt beaded garment was worn during the festivals by females to stimulate the senses through movement, sound, and scents.

DOI

10.21608/mjthr.2024.303706.1168

Keywords

ỉ3dt Garment, Middle Kingdom, Female Offering Bearers, Lozenges Pattern, Beads

Authors

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Tawfek

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Tourist Guidance, Minia University

Email

alaa.tawfek@mu.edu.eg

City

Minia

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Aboelmagd

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

Email

ahmed.aboelmagd@mu.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

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First Name

Samar

Last Name

Kamal

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

Email

samar.kamal@mu.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

18

Article Issue

1

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46507

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-07-12

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

199

Page End

220

Print ISSN

2357-0652

Online ISSN

2735-4741

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374,139

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1,533

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Publication Title

Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR

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https://mjthr.journals.ekb.eg/

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ỉ3dt Female Garments in Middle Kingdom

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27 Dec 2024