Le dépôt d’offrandes de la tombe de la divine adoratrice Karomama (XXIIe dynastie ; vers 840 av. J.‑C.). Approche archéozoologique d’un assemblage remarquable

C. CALLOU, "Le dépôt d’offrandes de la tombe de la divine adoratrice Karomama (XXIIe dynastie ; vers 840 av. J.‑C.). Approche archéozoologique d’un assemblage remarquable", in B. LURSON (ed.), "De la mère du roi à l’épouse du dieu. Première synthèse des résultats de la fouille du temple de Touy et de la tombe de Karomama – Von der Königsmutter zur Gottesgemahlin. Erste Synthese der Ausgrabungsergebnisse des Tempels von Tuja und des Grabes von Karomama" (Connaissance de l'Egypte Ancienne, 18), Brussels, 2017.

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The analysis of the zooarchaeological assemblage, discovered in the Karomama’s tomb shaft, confirms the existence of a particular funerary practice. Consisting almost exclusively of mammal remains, the funerary deposit mainly contains a succession of skeletal parts of caprine, and bovine to a lesser degree. The presence of dog remains amongst the funeral offerings is quite unusual.

A comparison with a tomb shaft of the Late Period discovered at the temple of Amenhotep II (located in western Thebes, north of the Ramesseum) allows us to consider the possibility of a local funeral practice, which would have flourished between the Third Intermediate Period and Late Period, perhaps even until the Ptolemaic Period.

Keywords : Zooarchaeology, Funerary deposit, Funerary practices, Dog (Canis familiaris)

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