ỉ3dt Female Garments in Middle Kingdom

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Tourist Guidance, Minia University

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

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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.

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Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR
Volume 18, Issue 1
December 2024
Pages 199-220

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