The Theban Tomb TT45 is located in

Sheikh Abd el-Qurna The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna () is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Thebes in Upper Egypt. It is part of the archaeological area of Deir el-Bahari, and named after the domed tomb of the local saint. This is the most frequently v ...

, 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 modern

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 was originally 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 named Djehuty (Thoth), who was a ''scribe of the offering-table of Mery, high-priest of Amun'', '' head of all the weavers of Amun'', and ''steward of Mery, high priest of Amun''. Djehuty lived during the reign of

Amenhotep II Amenhotep II (sometimes called Amenophis II and meaning "Amun is Satisfied") was the seventh pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns i ...

(c. 1400 BCE;

Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt 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 ...

). He was the son of a lady also named Djehuty. The tomb was reused several hundred years later, in the Ramesside Period, by a man named Djehutyemheb (Thothemheb). He was ''head of the makers of fine linen of the temple of

Amun Amun was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Amun was attested from the Old Kingdom together with his wife Amunet. His oracle in Siwa Oasis, located in Western Egypt near the Libyan Desert, r ...

''. Djehutyemheb was the son of the head of the weavers named Wennefer and his wife Isis. Djehutyemheb's wife was named Bak-Khonsu. She was a songstress of Amun. In the tomb, Djehutyemheb and his wife Bak-Khonsu are depicted with their sons, who offer them bread, beer, oxen, fowl, wine, fruit, and incense. The sons are named Panakhtenopet (scribe of the treasury in the temple of Amun), Userhatnakht (scribe of fine linen in the temple of Amun), Wennefer and Panesuttawy. The first two sons work for the temple of Amun, just like their father and grandfather. In other scenes, more relatives are mentioned. Djehutyemheb and Bak-Khonsu have daughters named Tyemheb, Nakhtmut, Hennuttawy, Wernefret, and Isetnefret. Grandsons by the name of Amenemopenakht, Panebenopet, Suti called Khonsuenwia, and granddaughters named Irneferumut, Akhmut, Isis, and Dinymuti are mentioned. The daughters and granddaughters are songstresses of

. In 2017, the Leiden University Mission to the Theban Necropolis started work in Theban Tomb 45 under the direction of Dr. Carina van den Hoven, with the support of the Gerda Henkel Stiftung.Gerda Henkel Stiftung
/ref> The international team carries out conservation, documentation, publication, art historical analysis, heritage preservation and site management activities in TT45. A full archaeological study of the tomb is carried out in order to enhance our understanding of the history of use of the tomb. The acquired data are documented and published using the most recent non-invasive digital tools and developments in the field of Digital Humanities, such as photogrammetry, digital epigraphy, digital reconstruction, and digital imaging technology.

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TT45 Project Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:TT045 Theban tombs Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt

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