Cauldrons, fire pits and furnaces appear on numerous New Kingdom tomb walls, as part of the ‘Netherworld Books’. These fiery localities are reserved for the final destruction of the ‘enemies’, through fire and cooking. There are, in total, six separate lexemes (words) that are used to denote these netherworldly cooking facilities and in this presentation we are going to dive into the realm of these cauldrons, taking a closer look at their appearance, location, usage and the type of gruesome punishment they had in store for the ‘enemies’ roaming the Netherworld. |
Kristine is an Estonian Egyptologist with a doctorate from the University of Liverpool. Her previous and current research focuses on the gruesome aspects of one’s afterlife and how ancient Egyptians perceived the notion of non-existence. 