Tomb Of Nakht
The Thebes, Egypt, Theban Tomb TT52 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of Nakht, an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a Scribe (Ancient Egypt), scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV (1401–1391 BC or 1397–1388 BC) during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty, the first dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, New Kingdom. Architecture The tomb architecture and decoration conforms to the standard design of Thebes, Egypt, Theban tombs of the New Kingdom of Egypt, New Kingdom by using such scenes that are commonly found in contemporary tombs. Some of these decorations display differences from scenes found in Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom mastabas of Memphis, Egypt, Memphis, where one of the principal functions of the tomb was to ensure magical sustenance for the ka, whereas in the New Kingdom tombs, the primary fu ...
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Nakht
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 of Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty. He was buried in the Theban Necropolis in tomb TT52. See also * List of ancient Egyptian scribes * List of Theban Tombs References External links

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