Fifth Dynasty Saqqara Tomb
The Commoners In the Fifth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Niankhkhnum-khnumhotep (Prophets of Re in the sun temple of Niusserre and they were both known as supervisors of the manicurists in the royal palace), there is a scene of a leg massage (fig.6). The massage scene is among the manicurists, pedicurists and barbers in the market. This scene is depicting a masseur who sits on the ground while practicing leg massage to a standing client in front of him (Mossa and Altenmuler, 1977).
In the Sixth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Ankhmahor (Chief justice, vizier, overseer of the scribes of the king documents and inspector of prophets of the pyramid of Tti), there is a scene of two masseurs, seated on very low stools, one massaging the leg of a client by …show more content…
The scene represents the Egyptian camp during the battle of Qadesh including soldiers, horses and chariots. It depicts a man (masseur or soldier is unclear) sitting on a stool and massaging the leg of the soldier who sits on a mound in front of him after a long march in a military campaign ( Nagy, 2016).
There are two textual sources of foot massage and reflexology in ancient Egypt. The first one is the Middle Kingdom Papyrus of Kahon where foot massage is described as a treatment for a woman who has aching legs and calves after a long walk (Griffith, 1898), The second source is in the fourth tale of Westcar Papyrus. It describes the magician Ddi , receiving a massage by his servants, one at his head and another one was rubbing his foot (Nagy, …show more content…
The first scene is depicted in the Fifth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep (Prophets of Re in the sun temple of Niusserre and they were both known as supervisors of the manicurists in the royal palace). This scene is depicting a manicure and pedicure in the market (fig.12). The pedicurist is sitting on the floor and squeezing the base of a scribe’s big toe with an oblong object in his hand. The scribe is placing his right foot on the thigh of a pedicurist sitting in front of him. Near the pedicurist and the manicurist is a representation of the manicure and pedicure box. Behind the manicurist, there is a depiction of an assistant boy, and in front of him a carved tool, most probably a nail clipper (fig. 14) (Harpur and Scremin, 2010, Mossa and Altenmuller,
In the Sixth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Ankhmahor (Chief justice, vizier, overseer of the scribes of the king documents and inspector of prophets of the pyramid of Tti), there is a scene of two masseurs, seated on very low stools, one massaging the leg of a client by …show more content…
The scene represents the Egyptian camp during the battle of Qadesh including soldiers, horses and chariots. It depicts a man (masseur or soldier is unclear) sitting on a stool and massaging the leg of the soldier who sits on a mound in front of him after a long march in a military campaign ( Nagy, 2016).
There are two textual sources of foot massage and reflexology in ancient Egypt. The first one is the Middle Kingdom Papyrus of Kahon where foot massage is described as a treatment for a woman who has aching legs and calves after a long walk (Griffith, 1898), The second source is in the fourth tale of Westcar Papyrus. It describes the magician Ddi , receiving a massage by his servants, one at his head and another one was rubbing his foot (Nagy, …show more content…
The first scene is depicted in the Fifth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep (Prophets of Re in the sun temple of Niusserre and they were both known as supervisors of the manicurists in the royal palace). This scene is depicting a manicure and pedicure in the market (fig.12). The pedicurist is sitting on the floor and squeezing the base of a scribe’s big toe with an oblong object in his hand. The scribe is placing his right foot on the thigh of a pedicurist sitting in front of him. Near the pedicurist and the manicurist is a representation of the manicure and pedicure box. Behind the manicurist, there is a depiction of an assistant boy, and in front of him a carved tool, most probably a nail clipper (fig. 14) (Harpur and Scremin, 2010, Mossa and Altenmuller,