Through the Eras

2chapter twoDANCEEdward BleibergIMPORTANT EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65TOPICSPreconceptions about Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Dance in Visual Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Costumes and Fashion in Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68The Dancers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Funeral Dances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Muu-Dancers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76The Iba-Dance and Heby-Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Cult Dances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81SIGNIFICANT PEOPLEHorihotep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Khnumhotep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Watetkhethor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82DOCUMENTARY SOURCES . . . . . . . . . . 82SIDEBARS AND PRIMARYDOCUMENTSPrimary sources are listed in italicsThe Wiseman Any on Dance (excerpt fromthe wisdom texts concerning the valueof song and dance to the gods). . . . . . . . . . . . 66A Prince Sends the Khener to a Funeral(dancers are sent to participate in aroyal funeral) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Story of a Khener (tale of deities disguisedas dancers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Thanks for a Gift of a Dancing Pygmy(inscription on the tomb of a man whogifted a young king with a pygmy) . . . . . . . . . 72Dance Captions from the Tomb ofWatetkhethor (text accompanyingdancing figures drawn on the insideof a tomb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys(directions for performing a funerarydance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Liturgy of Washing (liturgy from thePyramid Texts meant to be recitedthrough dance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Ferrymen in a Funeral Procession Text(Funerary text displaying the wordsspoken during the performance ofmuu-dancers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Muu-Dancers as Four Royal Crowns (PyramidText translation of words spoken duringMuu dance of crown personification) . . . . . . . 7863