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Thebes, Egypt
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
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Named after the doomed tomb of the local saint. This is the most frequently visited cemetery on the Theban west bank, with the largest concentration of private tombs.
Tombs
- TT21TT21The Theban Tomb TT21 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian User , who was a scribe and steward of king Tuthmosis I during the early eighteenth Dynasty. User's wife was named...
User, Scribe, Steward of king Thutmose I - TT22TT22The Theban Tomb TT22 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Wah , who was royal butler during the early eighteenth Dynasty....
Wah, later usurped by Meryamun - TT23TT23The Theban Tomb TT23 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Thay called To who was a royal scribe of the dispatches of the Lord of the Two Lands, during the 19th...
– TjayTjayTJay is an American rapper and singer of Moroccan and Somali descent. He is the founder of Cocaine City Records.-Background:Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, was born in Rabat, Morocco... - TT30TT30The Theban Tomb TT30 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Khensumose....
Khonsmose, Amun treasury official, Ramesside - TT31TT31The Theban Tomb TT31 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Khonsu who was First Prophet of Menkheperre , during the 20th Dynasty....
– Khonsu - TT38TT38The Theban Tomb TT38 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Djeserkaraseneb and his family....
Djeserkaraseneb, Scribe, Counter of grain in the granary of the divine offerings of Amun - TT41TT41The Theban Tomb TT41 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Amenemopet called Ipy, whose title was Chief Steward of Amun in the Southern City...
Amenemopet called Ipy, Amun temple high steward - TT42TT42The Theban Tomb TT42 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Amenmose, who title was Captain of Troops, Eye of the King in Retenu, he is buried alongside his wife,...
Amenmose, Captain of troops, Eyes of the King in the Two Lands of the Retenu - TT43TT43The Theban Tomb TT43 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Neferronpet, whose title was Overseer of the kitchen of the Lord of the Two Lands. He dates to the time of Amenhotep...
Neferrenpet, Overseer of the kitchen (stores?) of Pharaoh - TT44TT44The Theban Tomb TT44 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Amenemhab, whose title was wab-priest in front of Amun. He dates to the Ramesside Period...
Amenemhab, wab-priest in front of Amun - TT45TT45The Theban Tomb TT45 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.It was originally the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian named Djehuty , who was a Steward to the High Priest of Amun Mery. Djehuty dates to the time of Amenhotep...
Djehuty, Steward of high priest of Amun Mery - TT46TT46The Theban Tomb TT46 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.TT46 was the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian named Ramose, who was a Steward and Overseer of the Granary of Upper and Lower Egypt. In the tomb Ramose is...
Ramose, Steward of the Mansion of the Aten, Fanbearer at the right of the King, Overseer of the granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt
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- TT51TT51The Theban Tomb TT51 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Userhat who was First Prophet of Sethi I, during the 19th Dynasty....
– Userhat called Neferhabef - TT52TT52The Theban Tomb TT52 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Nakht.-Architecture:...
– NakhtNakhtThe Ancient Egyptian official Nakht was an 'astronomer' , scribe, and priest during the reign of Thutmose IV, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. He is buried in the Theban Necropolis, in tomb TT52.... - TT55TT55The Theban Tomb TT55 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Vizier, Ramose. It has a main room originally containing 32 columns and a corridor with 8 columns. This tomb is...
– RamoseRamoseRamose was an ancient Egyptian name, meaning "Born of Ra". A variant of the name is Ramesses; Egyptologists usually use the Ramesses variant for pharaohs and Ramose for non-royals... - TT57TT57The Theban Tomb TT57 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Khaemhat who was Royal Scribe, Overseer of Royal Granaries, during the reign Amenhotep III....
– Khaemhat called Mahu - TT66TT66The Theban Tomb TT66 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Vizier Hepu who served during the reign of Tuthmosis IV...
– HepuHepu (Vizier)Hepu was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Tuthmosis IV.-Tombs and Burial:Hepu was buried in TT66 in Abd el Qurna in Thebes. The hall contains several scenes and one of them is a text of Hepu's installation as vizier before Tuthmosis IV.... - TT69TT69The Theban Tomb TT69 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Menna, who was Scribe of the Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV, in the...
– MennaMennaThe Ancient Egyptian artisan Menna was "Scribe of the Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands", probably during the reign of Thutmose IV during the 18th dynasty. He was buried in a well decorated tomb, located in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna district of the Maadi, opposite Luxor, in Egypt.-External links:*... - TT71TT71Theban Tomb TT71 is located in the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It was the tomb chapel of Senenmut, who was the steward and architect of Hatshepsut....
– SenenmutSenenmutSenenmut was an 18th dynasty ancient Egyptian architect and government official. His name translates literally as "mother's brother."- Family :...
(unused) - TT83 - Amethu called AhmoseAmethu called AhmoseAmethu called Ahmose was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Thutmosis II and the early years of the reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III.-Family:...
- TT96TT96The Theban Tomb TT96 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor...
– SenneferSenneferThe Ancient Egyptian noble Sennefer was "Mayor of the City" and "Overseer of the Granaries and Fields, Gardens and Cattle of Amun" during the reign of Amenhotep II of the 18th dynasty. Being a favourite of the king he accumulated great wealth. He was also allowed to place a double statue of... - TT100TT100The Theban Tomb TT100 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the mortuary chapel of the Ancient Egyptian Vizier, Rekhmire. There is no burial chamber next to this chapel. The vizier's tomb must have been somewhere...
– RekhmireRekhmireRekhmire was a noble and official of 18th dynasty Egypt who served as "Governor of the Town" and Vizier during the reigns of Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep II. He was the nephew of Vizier User, who took office at the time of the fifth year of Queen Hatshepsut’s reign. User's official titles included... - TT120TT120The Theban Tomb TT120 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Anen who was the brother of Queen Tiye, and became Chancellor of Lower Egypt, Second Prophet of Amun,...
– AnenAnenAnen was an Ancient Egyptian official during the late Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of Yuya and Tjuyu and the brother of Queen Tiye, the wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III...
- TT170TT170The Theban Tomb TT170 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Nebmehyt who was a Gscribe of recruits of the Ramesseum in the Estate of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II in...
Nebmehyt, Scribe of recruits of the Ramesseum in the estate of Amun - TT171TT171The Theban Tomb TT171 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.The name of the owner is not known. His wife was named Isis according to an inscription on the facade. The tomb dates to the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt....
Unknown
- TT224 Ahmose Humay (J'h-ms, Hm.j), Overseer of the estate of the God's Wife, Overseer of the double granaries of the God's Wife Ahmose-Nefertary
- TT225 unknown / perhaps Amenemhet, High priest of Hathor
- TT226TT226The Theban Tomb TT226 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Heqareshu who was an Overseer of the King's Tutors during the reign of Tuthmosis IV in the Eighteenth Dynasty...
Heqareshu (Hq3-ršw), Royal scribe, Overseer of nurses of the king, - TT227 Unknown
- TT228 Amen(em)mose (Jmn-msj(w)), Scribe of the Amun treasury
- TT229 Unknown
- TT230 Men (?) (Mn) , Scribe of troops of Pharaoh
- TT249 Neferrenpet (Nfr-rnp.t) , supplier of dates/cakesin the temple of Amenhotep III
- TT251 Amenmose, Royal scribe, Overseer of cattle of Amun, Overseer of magazine of Amun
- TT252 Senimen (Sn(.j)-mn(.w)) , Steward, Nurse of the God's Wife
- TT259 Hori (Hr.j) , wab-priest, Scribe in all the monuments of the estate of Amun, Head of the outline-draughtsmen in the Gold House of the Amun domain
- TT263 Piay (Pj3jj) , Scribe in the granary in the Amun domain, Scribe of accounts in the Ramesseum
- TT269 Unknown
- TT280TT280Tomb TT280, located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian noble Meketre who was chancellor and chief steward during the reign of Mentuhotep II and Mentuhotep III, during the Middle Kingdom...
Meketre (Mk.t(.j)-R'), Chief Steward, Chancellor, early Middle Kingdom - TT309 Unknown
- TT317 Thutnefer, Scribe of the counting of corn in the granary of divine offerings of Amun
- TT318 Amenmose, Necropolis-worker of Amun
- TT331 Penne (P3-n-njwt, P3-n-nwt) called Sunero (Srr, Sw-n-r3), High priest of Monthu
TT341-TT351
- TT343 – Benia
- TT367 Paser, Head of the Bowmen, Child of the nursery, Companion of His Majesty
- TT368 Amenhotep Huy, Overseer of sculptors of Amun in Thebes
- TT384 Nebmehyt (Nb-mhj.t) , Priest of Amun in the Ramesseum
- TT385TT385The Theban Tomb TT385 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Hunefer who was a Mayor of the Southern City during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nineteenth Dynasty.Hunefer is...
Hunefer (H3w-nfr), Mayor of Thebes, Overseer of the granary of divine offerings of Amun - TT391TT391The Theban Tomb TT391 is located in South El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Karabasken, during the reign of Shabaka of the 25th Dynasty. It was first discovered in 1820 by Wilkinson, Hey and...
Kerebasken (K3-r-b3-s3-kn, Krbskn), Prophet of Khonsemweset-Neferhotep, Fourth prophet of Amun, Mayor of the City
TT397-TT400
- TT403 Merymaat (Mrj-m3'.t), Temple scribe, Steward