Nubian and Asiatic captives at work

This scene, from the Tomb of Rekhmire, depicts captives thought to be of Asiatic (Eastern Mediterranean) and Nubian origins doing manual labour. Prisoners of War were often recruited to work on major projects, or even sometimes made to partake in the Egyptian military.

“The captives that His Majesty has bought back to work in the temple of Amun”.

The Nubians can be seen wearing brown leather or patterned animal print loincloths as they are working on creating mudbrick.

“The captives that His Majesty has bought back to work in the temple of Amun”.

“The captives that His Majesty has bought back to work in the temple of Amun”.