TT19
The Theban Tomb TT19 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Amenmose,[1] who was the high priest of Amenhotep of the Forecourt (Amenhotep I) during the early Nineteenth Dynasty.
| Theban tomb TT19 | |
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| Burial site of Amenmose | |
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| Location | Dra' Abu el-Naga', Theban Necropolis |
| Excavated by | Foucart |
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| Amenmose in hieroglyphs | |||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||
Amenmose's wife Iuy was Chantress of Amun(-Re in Karnak) and Chief of the Harem of Amenhotep I. Amenmose and Iu's sons Beknay and Panefernekhu are depicted in the tomb. Beknay is a wab-priest and Lector of Amenhotep I. Panefernekhu is depicted performing the opening of the mouth ceremony.
The tomb festivals of Amenhotep I are depicted and scenes include statues and barques of Amenhotep I and his mother queen Ahmose Nefertari. The tomb also contains a scene showing Amenhotep and a priest before two rows of kings and queens. A king's list in the tomb omits the Amarna kings and gives the rulers in the following order:[2]
- Nebhepetre (Ahmose I)
- Amenhotep I
- Akheperkare (Tuthmosis I)
- Akheperenre (Tuthmosis II)
- Menkheperre (Tuthmosis III)
- Akheprure (Amenhotep II)
- Menkheprure (Tuthmosis IV)
- Nebmare (Amenhotep III)
- Djoserkheprure Setepenre (Horemheb)
- Menpehtyre (Ramesses I)
- Menmaatre (Seti I)
See also
- List of Theban tombs
- N. de Garis Davies, Nina and Norman de Garis Davies, Egyptologists
References
- Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 32–33
- Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
External links
- Scans of Norman and Nina De Garis Davies' tracings from Theban Tomb 19 (external).