ref.: "Rainbows" by George B. Johnson, October 15, 2000
A scene in the Amarna tomb of Meryre, south wall, east side, shows
Akhenaten and Nefertiti offering to an unusual representation of the sun.
N. de G. Davies proposes that this represents the setting sun. (Davies, The
Rock Tombs of El Amarna, Part I, p 30; & plate XXII.) It is also
proposed--by whom I cannot recall--that it may represent a rainbow. To my
knowledge this is the only scene in Egyptian art that may represent a
rainbow.
I photographed the scene with high contrast color film several years ago and
some colors may still be seen. Davies notes blue, green and an unknown color
in the bands. The unknown color may have been red, but the photograph was not
able to detect any of the third color.
George B. Johnson
gbjohnson@ohiohills.com