The

necropolis A necropolis (: necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'' (). The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distan ...

of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna () is located on the West Bank at Thebes in

Upper Egypt Upper Egypt ( ', shortened to , , locally: ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the Nile River valley south of the delta and the 30th parallel North. It thus consists of the entire Nile River valley from Cairo south to Lake N ...

. It is part of the archaeological area of

Deir el-Bahari Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri (, , ) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis. History Deir el-Bahari, located on the west ...

, and named after the domed tomb of the local saint. This is the most frequently visited cemetery on the Theban west bank, with the largest concentration of private tombs.

Tombs

* TT21 User, Scribe, Steward of king Thutmose I * TT22 Wah, later usurped by Meryamun * TT23 – Tjay * TT30 Khonsmose, Amun treasury official, Ramesside * TT31 –

Khonsu Khonsu (; also transliterated Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Chons, Khonshu, or Konshu; ) is an ancient Egyptian god of lunar deity, the Moon. His name means 'traveller', and this may relate to the perceived nightly travel of the Moon across the sky. Al ...

* TT38 Djeserkaraseneb, Scribe, Counter of grain in the granary of the divine offerings of Amun * TT41 Amenemopet called Ipy, Amun temple high steward * TT42 Amenmose, Captain of troops, Eyes of the King in the Two Lands of the Retenu * TT43 Neferrenpet, Overseer of the kitchen (stores?) of Pharaoh * TT44 Amenemhab, wab-priest in front of Amun * TT45 Djehuty, Steward of high priest of Amun Mery * TT46 Ramose, Steward of the Mansion of the Aten, Fanbearer at the right of the King, Overseer of the granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt TT50 - TT139: * TT51 – Userhat called Neferhabef * TT52 –

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. ...

* TT55 – Ramose * TT57 – Khaemhat called Mahu * TT66 – Hepu * TT67 –

Hapuseneb Hapuseneb was the High Priest of Amun during the reign of Hatshepsut. Biography His mother, Ah-hotep, was a member of the royal harem; the name of the mother has survived on a piece of limestone found in the temple of Thutmose III at Qurna (Ex ...

* TT69 –

Menna The ancient Egyptian official named Menna carried a number of titles associated with the agricultural estates of the temple of Karnak and the king. Information about Menna comes primarily from his richly decorated tomb ( TT 69) in the necropolis ...

TT71 Theban Tomb TT71 is located in the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It was the tomb chapel of Senenmut, who was the steward and architect of Hatshepsut. The chapel is located in the necropolis area around She ...

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Senenmut Senenmut (, sometimes spelled Senmut, Senemut, or Senmout) was an 18th Dynasty ancient Egyptian architect and government official. His name translates literally as "brother of mother". Family Senenmut was of low commoner birth, born to liter ...

(unused) * TT83 -

Amethu called Ahmose Amethu called Ahmose was a Vizier (Ancient Egypt), vizier of ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Thutmose II and the early years of the reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III of the 18th Dynasty.

TT96 The Thebes, Egypt, Theban Tomb TT96 (sometimes known as the "Tomb of the Vineyards" due to its decoration) is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The edifi ...

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Sennefer The ancient Egyptian noble Sennefer was "Mayor of the City" (i.e. Thebes) and "Overseer of the Granaries and Fields, Gardens and Cattle of Amun" during the reign of Amenhotep II of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Being a favourite of the king ...

TT100 The Thebes, Egypt, Theban Tomb TT100 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 mortuary chapel of the ancient Egyptian Vizier (Ancient Egypt), vizier Rekhmire. T ...

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Rekhmire Rekhmire was an ancient Egyptian noble and official of the 18th Dynasty who served as "Governor of the Town" ( Thebes) and Vizier during the reigns of Thutmosis III and Amenhotep II, circa 1400 BCE. He was the nephew of Vizier User, who took of ...

* TT109 – the tutor Min *

TT120 The Thebes, Egypt, Theban Tomb TT120 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The tomb is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Anen, who was the ...

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Anen Anen or Aanen was an ancient Egyptian nobleman and official of the Eighteenth Dynasty. A priest and administrator, his period of royal service occurred largely during the reign of his brother-in-law, Amenhotep III. Biography He was the son of ...

* TT170 Nebmehyt, Scribe of recruits of the Ramesseum in the estate of Amun * TT171 Unknown * TT224 Ahmose Humay (J'h-ms, Hm.j), Overseer of the estate of the God's Wife, Overseer of the double granaries of the God's Wife Ahmose-Nefertary * TT225 unknown / perhaps Amenemhet, High priest of Hathor * TT226 Heqareshu (Hq3-ršw), Royal scribe, Overseer of nurses of the king * TT227 Unknown * TT228 Amen(em)mose (Jmn-msj(w)), Scribe of the Amun treasury * TT229 Unknown * TT230 Men (?) (Mn), Scribe of troops of Pharaoh * TT249 Neferrenpet (Nfr-rnp.t), supplier of dates/cakesin the temple of Amenhotep III * TT251 Amenmose, Royal scribe, Overseer of cattle of Amun, Overseer of magazine of Amun * TT252

Senimen Senimen was an ancient Egyptian official who lived at the beginning of the 18th Dynasty and who was tutor of the king's daughter Neferure. The latter had an exceptionally high status under the ruling queen Hatshepsut (about 1507–1458 BC). Senime ...

(Sn(.j)-mn(.w)), Steward, Nurse of the God's Wife * TT259 Hori (Hr.j), wab-priest, Scribe in all the monuments of the estate of Amun, Head of the outline-draughtsmen in the Gold House of the Amun domain * TT263 Piay (Pj3jj), Scribe in the granary in the Amun domain, Scribe of accounts in the Ramesseum * TT269 Unknown * TT280 Meketre (Mk.t(.j)-R'), Chief Steward, Chancellor, early Middle Kingdom * TT309 Unknown * TT317 Thutnefer, Scribe of the counting of corn in the granary of divine offerings of Amun * TT318 Amenmose, Necropolis-worker of Amun * TT331 Penne (P3-n-njwt, P3-n-nwt) called Sunero (Srr, Sw-n-r3), High priest of Monthu TT341-TT351 * TT343 – Benia * TT367 Paser, Head of the Bowmen, Child of the nursery, Companion of His Majesty * TT368 Amenhotep Huy, Overseer of sculptors of Amun in Thebes * TT384 Nebmehyt (Nb-mhj.t), Priest of Amun in the Ramesseum * TT385 Hunefer (H3w-nfr), Mayor of Thebes, Overseer of the granary of divine offerings of Amun *

TT391 The Theban Tomb TT391 is located in South El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, Egypt, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian ''mayor of Thebes'' and ''fourth priest of Amun'' Karabas ...

Kerebasken (K3-r-b3-s3-kn, Krbskn), Prophet of Khonsemweset-Neferhotep, Fourth prophet of Amun, Mayor of the City TT397-TT400 * TT403 Merymaat (Mrj-m3'.t), Temple scribe, Steward Miscellaneous *

Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache The Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache was discovered in 1857 by Alexander Henry Rhind. The tomb is located at the foothills of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, near TT131. It had been sealed with a wall carrying the seal of Pharaoh Amenhotep III Amenhotep III ...

, a reburial of several

18th Dynasty The Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVIII, alternatively 18th Dynasty or Dynasty 18) is classified as the first dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. The Eighteenth Dynasty ...

princesses

References

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List of Tombs in Qurna, Western Thebes
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Tombs

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