TT172
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The Theban
Tomb TT172 is located in El-Khokha
, part of the Theban Necropolis
, on the west bank of the Nile
, opposite to Luxor
.
TT172 was the burial place of the Ancient Egypt
ian named Mentiywy (also written as Montu-iywy), who was a royal butler and a child of the kap (nursery). Mentiywy lived during the reigns of Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep II
during the middle of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
. His mother was named Hepu.
The tomb consists of a hall and a passage which are both decorated and inscribed. The hall contains offering scenes and an autobiographical text. In the text Mentiywy describes how he served under Tuthmosis III. He started out his career as a servant in the royal apartments, and later accompanied the king to on his campaign. The text makes clear that he followed the king to the middle east and crossed the Euphrates
. Mentiywy states that he never strayed from the king's side on the battlefield. When Amenhotep II
followed his father on the throne Mentiywy stayed on at the royal palace and served as a royal butler.
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:...
Tomb TT172 is located in El-Khokha
El-Khokha
The necropolis of El-Khokha is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt. The necropolis is based around a hill, and has five Old Kingdom tombs and over 50 tombs from the 18th, 19th, and , 20th dynasties as well as some form the first intermediate period and the late period...
, part of the Theban Necropolis
Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis is an area of the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes in Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of Pharaonic times, especially in the New Kingdom of Egypt.-Mortuary Temples:* Deir el-Bahri** Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut...
, on the west bank of the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
, opposite to Luxor
Luxor
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 , with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple...
.
TT172 was the burial place of the Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian named Mentiywy (also written as Montu-iywy), who was a royal butler and a child of the kap (nursery). Mentiywy lived during the reigns of Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign saw the effective cessation of hostilities...
during the middle of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
. His mother was named Hepu.
The tomb consists of a hall and a passage which are both decorated and inscribed. The hall contains offering scenes and an autobiographical text. In the text Mentiywy describes how he served under Tuthmosis III. He started out his career as a servant in the royal apartments, and later accompanied the king to on his campaign. The text makes clear that he followed the king to the middle east and crossed the Euphrates
Euphrates
The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
. Mentiywy states that he never strayed from the king's side on the battlefield. When Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign saw the effective cessation of hostilities...
followed his father on the throne Mentiywy stayed on at the royal palace and served as a royal butler.