The Theban Tomb TT216 is located in

Deir el-Medina Deir el-Medina ( arz, دير المدينة), or Dayr al-Madīnah, is an ancient Egyptian workmen's village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of ...

, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...

, opposite to

Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...

. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian artisan named Neferhotep, who lived during the

19th Dynasty The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XIX), also known as the Ramessid dynasty, is classified as the second Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1292 BC to 1189 BC. The 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty fur ...

. Neferhotep would have lived in Deir el-Medina during the reigns of

Ramesses II Ramesses II ( egy, wikt:rꜥ-ms-sw, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is oft ...

, Merenptah and

Sethi II Seti II (or Sethos II) was the fifth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and reigned from 1203 BC to 1197 BC. His throne name, Userkheperure Setepenre, means "Powerful are the manifestations of Re, the chosen one of Re." H ...

. Neferhotep the Younger, was the son of Nebnufer and grandson of Neferhotep (who were buried in TT6). His wife was named Webekht.

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In the outer chapel Neferhotep is depicted with his wife Webkhet, his father Nebnufer, his mother Iyi and his maternal grandmother Ese. In another scene people are shown before pharaoh

. The inner chapel includes scenes showing a funeral procession attended by Neferhotep's brothers Anuy, Pashed and Nebnufer as well as several servants. There are two statue groups. Each depicts Neferhotep and his wife Webkhet.K.A. Kitchen, ''Ramesside inscriptions'' Vol 3: Translated and annotated. Notes and comments, 2000

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{{DEFAULTSORT:TT216 Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century BC Theban tombs

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