COURTIERS WITH DUAL TOMBS
2015
What encouraged the tomb owner to prepare two tombs? The difficulty of determining thereasons for such dual tomb ownership can be generally supplied with inconsistent variables ofdata. Primarily, a cautious analysis of the officials epithets, status and career promotions willbe crucial as part of any synthesis, moving from modifications in socio-economic status withinthe royal court, political events, and both geological and architectural formations of the tomb.The latter may include the physical location of the tombs and its rock strata. The two tombsowner accession to an important status, gave him the right to a special burial, afforded by hisfeeling of self-importance assuming such privilege of a second tomb after his promotion.Furthermore, political and socio-economic status, chronological phases of date ofconstruction and possibly the hierarchical elevations or religious promotions sometimesrequired cultic dual burial sites.
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