Nakht
| Nakht | |
|---|---|
| Scribe and astronomer of Amun | |
.jpg) Nakht smelling a lotus while being embraced by his wife, Tawy, while also sitting in front of a set of offerings. Tomb TT52, Thebes, Egypt | |
| Dynasty | Eighteenth of Egypt |
| Pharaoh | Thutmose IV |
| Burial | TT52 |
| Spouse | Tawy |
Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He was buried in the Theban Necropolis in tomb TT52.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ De Garis Davies, N. (1917). The tomb of Nakht at Thebes. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ↑ Porter, B.; Moss, R. L. B.; Burney, E. W. (1960). "Tomb 52. Nakht, Scribe, Astronomer of Amun". Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings. Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part 1: Private Tombs (Second, revised and augmented ed.). Oxford: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum. pp. 99–102.
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- Nakht in the German National Library catalogue
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