The Theban Tomb known as MMA 60 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 several high ranking individuals dating to the 21st Dynasty. [1][2]
| Theban Tomb MMA 60 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Cache Tomb | |
| Location | Deir el-Bahari |
| Discovered | Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt |
| Excavated by | Discovered and excavated by Winlock during the 1923–24 season |
| Decoration | none |
People buried in MMA 60
edit- Djedmutesankh A[3] – Chief of the Harem of Amun.[4]
- Henuttawy B[3] – Daughter of Pinedjem I and Duathathor-Henuttawy
- Henuttawy C[3] – Chief of the Harem of Amun, Flutist of Mut, and God's Mother of Khonsu, probably a daughter of the Theban High Priest of Amun Menkheperre and of Isetemkheb C
- Menkheperre C[3] – God's Father, Priest of Amun-Re, son of Fai-en-Mut, grandson of Piankh[5]
- Ankhesmut[3]
- Tabeketmut[3]
- Nesenaset [6] – Chantress of Amun
- Tiye[6] – Chantress of Amun
- Gautsoshen A[6] – Chief of the Harem of Montu. Buried in Pit 4. Daughter of the High Priest Menkheperre and wife of Tjanefer A.[7]
The original burial was for the three ladies Djedmutesankh A, Henuttawy B and Henuttawy C. The tomb was later reopened and the Priest of Amun Menkheperre was buried alongside the three women. The tomb would continue to be reopened and further burials would be made, including Tabeketmut and Ankhesmut.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 31
- ^ Tombs of Dynasty 21, Thebes, Online at the Metropolitan Museum website.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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. 24–28
- ^ Kenneth Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). 3rd ed. (1996). p 67, Warminster: Aris & Phillips
- ^ Kenneth Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). 3rd ed. (1996). p. 534, Warminster: Aris & Phillips
- ^ a b c Kathlyn M. Cooney, "Changing Burial Practices at the End of the New Kingdom: Defensive Adaptations in Tomb Commissions, Coffin Commissions, Coffin Decoration, and Mummification", Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, p. 17
- ^ Kenneth Kitchen, pp 67, 534