MMA 59

The Theban Tomb known as MMA 59 is located in Deir el-Bahari. 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 Henuttawy, who dates to the 21st Dynasty and was a Singer of Amun.[1]

Theban Tomb MMA 59
Burial site of Henuttawy (F)
Inner Coffin of Henuttawy (F)
LocationDeir el-Bahari
DiscoveredTwenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Excavated byDiscovered and excavated by Winlock during the 1923–24 season
Decorationnone

Henuttawy was apparently a regular citizen and not related to the royal family.[2] She was buried in the tomb previously carved for a man named Minmose. The lid of the outer coffin was not pegged won according to Winlock. Inside the inner coffin the mummy was covered by a wooden board. Henuttawy is depicted with an elaborate collar and below that a carefully painted bead-net covering. A row of hieroglyphics on the front of the mummy board invoke the goddess Mut. The mummy did not fit the coffin and the feet were damaged when the mummy was forced inside.[1]

  • The Inner coffin of Henuttawy (F), MET Museum
    The Inner coffin of Henuttawy (F), MET Museum
  • Detail of Inner Coffin.
    Detail of Inner Coffin.
  • Outer coffin of Henuttawy
    Outer coffin of Henuttawy
  • Bracelets from the tomb
    Bracelets from the tomb
  • Necklaces from the tomb
    Necklaces from the tomb

See also

References
  1. H. E. Winlock, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 19, No. 12, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Egyptian Expedition 1923–1924", (December 1924), pp. 22–24
  2. Kitchen, Kenneth A. The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt, 1100–650 B.C. (Book & Supplement) Aris & Phillips. 1986, p 57, ISBN 978-0856682988
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