TT49
| Theban tomb TT49 | |
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| Burial site of Neferhotep | |
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  TT49 Location within Egypt | |
| Location | El-Khokha, Theban Necropolis |
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| Neferhotep in hieroglyphs | |||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||
The Theban Tomb TT49 is located in El-Khokha. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. TT49 was the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Neferhotep, who was a Chief Scribe of Amun. Neferhotep lived during the reign of Tutankhamen, Ay and Horemheb, at the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He was a son of Neby, who was a servant of Amun and the lady Iuy. His wife was named Merytre [1]
Tomb
[edit]The tomb of Neferhotep is situated off a courtyard, which also contains the entrances to the tombs of Pakhihet (TT187), Pa-anemwaset (TT362), Paraemheb (TT363) which all date to the end of the 19th Dynasty. In the courtyard two stela flanked the entrance to the tomb. The entrance leads into a hall which connects via a doorway to a pillared hall which contains four pillars. At the back of the pillared hall a niche contains seated statues of Neferhotep and his wife.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Porter and Moss, "Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis" (PDF), Vol. 1, Part 1, pp. 91–95.