The Theban Tomb TT64 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. 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 Hekerneheh, who was a King's Tutor of Prince Amenhotep during the reign of Tuthmosis IV and lived into the reign of Amenhotep III in the Eighteenth Dynasty.[1][2]
| Theban tomb TT64 | |
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| Burial site of Hekerneheh | |
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| Location | Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis |
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| Hekerneheh in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Hekerneheh is shown with the King's son Amenhotep, who would later become Amenhotep III. Behind Hekerneheh six royal princes are shown. One of them is a prince Amenemhat, who was a son of Tuthmosis IV and whose canopic jars were found in his father's tomb KV43.[1]
See also
edit- List of Theban tombs
- N. de Garis Davies – Nina and Norman de Garis Davies, Egyptologists
References
edit- ^ a b c Newberry, Percy E., The Sons of Tuthmosis IV, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 14, No. 1/2 (May, 1928), pp. 82–85
- ^ Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, "Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings" Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs, Griffith Institute. 1970, pp 279, ASIN B002WL4ON4
External links
edit- Scans of Norman and Nina De Garis Davies' tracings from Theban Tomb 64 (external).