The Theban Tomb TT359, also referred to as the Tomb of Inherkhau, is located in

Deir el-Medina Deir el-Medina (), 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 Egypt (ca. 1550–1080 BC). ...

, part of the

Theban Necropolis The Theban Necropolis () is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, Egypt, Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Ancient Egypt, Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom of Egyp ...

, on the west bank of the

Nile The Nile (also known as the Nile River or River Nile) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It has historically been considered the List of river sy ...

, opposite to

Luxor Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 263,109 in 2020, with an area of approximately and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. It is among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited c ...

. It is the burial place of the

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

ian workman Inherkhau, who was ''Foreman of the Lord of the Two Lands in the Place of Truth'' during the reigns of

Ramesses III Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt, Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. Some scholars date his reign from 26 March 1186 to 15 April 1155 BC, and he is considered the last pharaoh of the New K ...

and

Ramesses IV Usermaatre Heqamaatre Setepenamun Ramesses IV (also written Ramses or Rameses) was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. He was the second son of Ramesses III and became crown prince when his elder br ...

during the 20th Dynasty.Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, ''Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs'', Griffith Institute. 1970, pp. 421–424 Inherkhau was also the owner of the Tomb TT299. He was the son of the similarly titled Foreman Huy, and Inherkhau's wife was named Wab.Porter and Moss, p. 380

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The outer chamber of the tomb contains offering scenes with Inherkau, his wife and their son Kenna. Scenes include depictions of the Book of Gates, the Book of the Dead, and two rows of Kings, Queens and Princes. In the inner chamber scenes including Inherkau and his son Harmin are included. The chamber also contains a scene at a doorway depicting

Ahmose-Nefertari Ahmose-Nefertari (Ancient Egyptian: '' Jꜥḥ ms Nfr trj'') was the first Great Royal Wife of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She was a daughter of Seqenenre Tao and Ahhotep I, and royal sister and wife to Ahmose I. Her son Amenhotep I beca ...

and

Amenhotep I Amenhotep I () or Amenophis I ( from Ancient Greek Ἀμένωφις), was the second Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. His reign is generally dated from 1526 to 1506 BC (Low Chronology). He was a son of Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari but ...

(Berlin Museum ). Other items from the tomb include a lucarne-stela now in the Oriental Institute in Chicago (no. 403) and a coffin likely belonging to Inherkau's wife.

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Gallery

File:Deir el-Medina-30-Grab 359-Inherkha-Frau und Storch-1982-gje.jpg, Inherkhau standing near

Bennu Bennu () is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology. Roles According to Egyptian mythology, Bennu was a self-crea ...

File:DeirMedinaTT359Lbs1.jpg, Doorway from TT 359 depicting Ahmose-Nefertari and Amenhotep I File:Representation of the deified queen Ahmose-Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Ahmose I. From Tomb TT359 at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Neues Museum.jpg, Representation of the deified queen Ahmose-Nefertari. From Tomb TT359, Neues Museum, Berlin File:Representation of the deified Amenhotep I. From Tomb TT359 at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Neues Museum, Berlin.jpg, Representation of the deified Amenhotep I. From Tomb TT359, Neues Museum, Berlin File:Cat and snake. Book of the Dead Tomb TT 359.jpg, Ra as a cat killing

Apep Apophis (; ), also known as Apep () or Aphoph (, ) Erman, Adolf, and Hermann Grapow, eds. 1926–1953. ''Wörterbuch der aegyptischen Sprache im Auftrage der deutschen Akademien''. 6 vols. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'schen Buchhandlungen. (Re ...

File:Banquet inerkhaou dj 33 harper.jpg, Harpist from the Tomb of Inherkhau File:Deir el-Medina-16-Grab 1-Sennedjem-Osiris-2 weitere Figuren-1982-gje.jpg, Inherkhau walks towards Osiris

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