English summary: In this anthology, the results of the Austrian Foundation for the Promotion of Scholarly Research (osterreichischen Fonds zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF)) project "Banquet and Grave," which covers the region of the Near East and Egypt, are published by the University of Vienna. The project is concerned with comparative studies that all converge on a central theme of sepulchral art and their associated...