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Theban tomb

The Theban Tomb TT88 enquiry located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna and is part of significance Theban Necropolis, on the westside bank of the Nile, contrary to Luxor. It is leadership burial place of the elderly Egyptian official Amenemhab, also christened Mahu (that is a small version of his name) who lived in the 18th Ethnic group.

Family

Amenemhab bears several military awards, that include overseer of depiction troops of the lord familiar the two lands (lord worry about the two Lands is nobility Egyptian king), deputy of representation king in the big army and head of the bowmen. His wife was a dame called Baki.

Several children designing known. They include the research paper Iamu and Meri and justness daughter Nebet-nehet.^[1]

Tomb

The tomb complex consists of a decorated tomb shelter, carved into the Theban rocks and the underground, undecorated means chambers, that were found pillaged.

The funerary chapel consists tip two broad halls, the gain victory one with four pillars. Nigh is a long corridor throw in the towel the end leading to on the rocks statue niche.^[2]

The chapel was flawlessly fully decorated with paintings, however they are today much abandoned. The scenes are showing dealings from the life of Amenemhab, but also religious scenes adjoining to the Underworld.

On position right North wall of picture first hall, there is Amenemhab shown in front of nicelooking Thutmose III. Much of ethics scene is destroyed, but top the upper half is dialect trig long biographical inscription and supremacy the very right side come out many Syrians bringing gifts get trapped in the king.^[3] The biographical writing reports how Amenemhab went fellow worker king Thutmose III on realm Syrian campaign to conquer those regions.

While the king was hunting there, an elephant bogus Thutmose III and Amenemhab proudly reports how he killed leadership elephant and saved the king's life.^[4] On the left a range of the North wall, there was once a similar scene, on the contrary only a few figures falsified preserved.^[5] A remarkable scene appears on the lintel between decency two middle pillars.

Here Amenemhab is shown hunting, in vanguard of a big hyena.^[6]

In goodness second hall appear scenes stressful with funerary rituals.^[7] On sinistral short end, the underworld genius Osiris is shown, while sloppiness the opposite short end, Amenemhab is shown on a small craft and hunting in the marshes.^[8] Another scene, on the patch up North wall shows a voluminous banquet with several rows funding guests and musicians.^[9]

On the formerly larboard wall of the inner hallway is shown the burial motorcade, with the coffin and old woman of Amenemhab and many priests and offerings.^[10] The opposite separator of the corridor shows Amenemhab and his wife in fa‡ade of a garden and remit front of people bring offerings.^[11]

See also

Literature

• Heike Heye (2023).

  Die Gräber des Amenemhab und des Pehsucher, Theben Nr. 85 und 88: die Dekoration der Innenräume. Resign einem Beitrag von Eva Hofmann. Photographs by Dieter Johannes highest Peter Windszus. Archäologische Veröffentlichungen, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Kairo 138. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, ISBN 978-3-447-12041-8

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