The false ( imaginary) wooden door of the Aika priest
Egyptian Museum Record No. 72201 Room 42 Made of cedar wood imported from Lebanon, its height is 2 m, and its width is 1.5 m. It was discovered by Salim Hassan in 1939 in Saqqara in the tomb of the priest Ica, a priest of the Puritans, a contemporary of the Fifth Dynasty before Unas.
explain the door
The function of the imaginary door in the tombs of the state’s seniors in ancient Egypt is to facilitate the exit and entry of the ka, and a photographer at the door is the priest Aika on the left side, and with him, he took his sons.
The couple sees in the painting between the two thresholds, sitting facing each other at the table, with bread and some other offerings on it. The priest Ika notes that he is depicted with a short ornate kilt that is braided, and he holds a long stick and sceptre, which are symbols of his social status. The scenes on the imaginary door are the rituals of making offerings to the various deities.