TT45
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The 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 Egypt
ian named Djehuty (Thoth), who was a Steward to the High Priest of Amun Mery. Djehuty dates to the time of Amenhotep II
from the middle of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
. Djehuty was the son of a lady also named Djehuty.
The tomb was usurped during the reign of Ramesses II
by a man named Thutemhab (Djehutyemhab) who was the head of the makers of linen of the estate of Amun
. Thutemhab was the son of the head of the weavers named Wennefer and his wife Esi (Isis). Thutemhab's wife was named Bek-khons. She was a songstress of the Theban triad.
In the tomb Thutemhab and his wife Bak(en)khons are shown while their sons make offerings to them of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, wine, fruit, and incense. The sons are named Panakhtenope (Treasury Scibe), Userhatnakht (a scribe of fine linen), Wenennufer and Pennesuttawy. The first two sons work for the Estate of Amun, just like their father and grand-father. In other scenes other relatives are mentioned. Thutemhab and Bak(et)khons have daughters named Tyemhab, Nakhtmut, Hennutawy, Wernofret, and Istnofret. Grand-sons by the name of Amenopenakht, Panebenope, Suti called Khonsniwa, and grand-daughters named Irnofrumut, Akhmut, Isis, and Dinimut are mentioned. The daughters and grand-daughters are chantresses of Amun
.
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 TT45 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt.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....
, 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...
.
It was originally 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 Djehuty (Thoth), who was a Steward to the High Priest of Amun Mery. Djehuty dates to the time of 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...
from 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...
. Djehuty was the son of a lady also named Djehuty.
The tomb was usurped during the reign of Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
by a man named Thutemhab (Djehutyemhab) who was the head of the makers of linen of the estate of Amun
Amun
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
. Thutemhab was the son of the head of the weavers named Wennefer and his wife Esi (Isis). Thutemhab's wife was named Bek-khons. She was a songstress of the Theban triad.
In the tomb Thutemhab and his wife Bak(en)khons are shown while their sons make offerings to them of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, wine, fruit, and incense. The sons are named Panakhtenope (Treasury Scibe), Userhatnakht (a scribe of fine linen), Wenennufer and Pennesuttawy. The first two sons work for the Estate of Amun, just like their father and grand-father. In other scenes other relatives are mentioned. Thutemhab and Bak(et)khons have daughters named Tyemhab, Nakhtmut, Hennutawy, Wernofret, and Istnofret. Grand-sons by the name of Amenopenakht, Panebenope, Suti called Khonsniwa, and grand-daughters named Irnofrumut, Akhmut, Isis, and Dinimut are mentioned. The daughters and grand-daughters are chantresses of Amun
Amun
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
.