Necropolis of ancient Egypt
Valley of the Nobles / Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (Arabic : شيخ عبدالقرنة ) is located on the West Bank at 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 visited cemetery on the Theban west bank, with the largest concentration of private tombs.
Anthropoid coffin of Puia (between 1500 and 1450 b.C., New Kingdom ), found by Robert Mond in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. Museo Egizio , Turin.
TT21 User, Scribe, Steward of king Thutmose I
TT22 Wah, later usurped by Meryamun
TT23 – Tjay [ 1]
TT30 Khonsmose, Amun treasury official, Ramesside
TT31 – Khonsu
TT38 Djeserkaraseneb, Scribe, Counter of grain in the granary of the divine offerings of Amun
TT41 Amenemopet called Ipy, Amun temple high steward
TT42 Amenmose, Captain of troops, Eyes of the King in the Two Lands of the Retenu
TT43 Neferrenpet, Overseer of the kitchen (stores?) of Pharaoh
TT44 Amenemhab, wab-priest in front of Amun
TT45 Djehuty, Steward of high priest of Amun Mery
TT46 Ramose, Steward of the Mansion of the Aten, Fanbearer at the right of the King, Overseer of the granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt
TT50 - TT139:
TT51 – Userhat called Neferhabef
TT52 – Nakht
TT55 – Ramose
TT57 – Khaemhat called Mahu
TT66 – Hepu
TT69 – Menna
TT71 – Senenmut (unused)
TT83 - Amethu called Ahmose
TT96 – Sennefer
TT100 – Rekhmire
TT109 – the tutor Min[ 2]
TT120 – Anen
TT170 Nebmehyt, Scribe of recruits of the Ramesseum in the estate of Amun
TT171 Unknown
TT224 Ahmose Humay (J'h-ms, Hm.j), Overseer of the estate of the God's Wife, Overseer of the double granaries of the God's Wife Ahmose-Nefertary
TT225 unknown / perhaps Amenemhet, High priest of Hathor
TT226 Heqareshu (Hq3-ršw), Royal scribe, Overseer of nurses of the king
TT227 Unknown
TT228 Amen(em)mose (Jmn-msj(w)), Scribe of the Amun treasury
TT229 Unknown
TT230 Men (?) (Mn), Scribe of troops of Pharaoh
TT249 Neferrenpet (Nfr-rnp.t), supplier of dates/cakesin the temple of Amenhotep III
TT251 Amenmose, Royal scribe, Overseer of cattle of Amun , Overseer of magazine of Amun
TT252 Senimen (Sn(.j)-mn(.w)), Steward, Nurse of the God's Wife
TT259 Hori (Hr.j), wab-priest, Scribe in all the monuments of the estate of Amun, Head of the outline-draughtsmen in the Gold House of the Amun domain
TT263 Piay (Pj3jj), Scribe in the granary in the Amun domain, Scribe of accounts in the Ramesseum
TT269 Unknown
TT280 Meketre (Mk.t(.j)-R'), Chief Steward, Chancellor, early Middle Kingdom
TT309 Unknown
TT317 Thutnefer, Scribe of the counting of corn in the granary of divine offerings of Amun
TT318 Amenmose, Necropolis-worker of Amun
TT331 Penne (P3-n-njwt, P3-n-nwt) called Sunero (Srr, Sw-n-r3), High priest of Monthu
TT341-TT351
TT343 – Benia
TT367 Paser, Head of the Bowmen, Child of the nursery, Companion of His Majesty
TT368 Amenhotep Huy, Overseer of sculptors of Amun in Thebes
TT384 Nebmehyt (Nb-mhj.t), Priest of Amun in the Ramesseum
TT385 Hunefer (H3w-nfr), Mayor of Thebes, Overseer of the granary of divine offerings of Amun
TT391 Kerebasken (K3-r-b3-s3-kn, Krbskn), Prophet of Khonsemweset-Neferhotep, Fourth prophet of Amun, Mayor of the City
TT397-TT400
TT403 Merymaat (Mrj-m3'.t), Temple scribe, Steward
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