TT192
The grave TT192 ( English Theban Tomb 192 = Theban grave no. 192 ) is located in the necropolis of al-Asasif in Thebes- West in Egypt . It belonged to Cheruef , the Sedfest head of Amenhotep III. and at its completion would have become the largest grave of the 18th dynasty with a length of 196 m .
A ramp led into a 30 × 30 m open courtyard, which was surrounded on all sides with 10 × 11/12 fluted columns. Behind it was a wide room, which was unusually expanded into a huge hall with ten fluted and 2 × 10 papyrus bundle columns. A corridor led down below with a double row of ten papyrus bundle columns. This opened in cult chapels, which were surrounded on three sides by statue niches. A steep corridor with three changes of direction led from the pillared hall into the burial chamber 40 m below the rock. The grave remained unfinished and is now badly damaged.
See also
literature
- [The Epigraphic Survey]: The Tomb of Kheruef: Theban Tomb 192. (= Oriental Institute Publications. [OIP] Volume 102), The Oriental Institute Of The University of Chicago, Chicago 1980.
- Dieter Arnold : Lexicon of Egyptian architecture. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2000, ISBN 3-491-96001-0 , p. 54, → Cheruef .
- Sigrid Hodel-Hoenes: Life and Death in Ancient Egypt. Theban private graves of the New Kingdom. Special edition, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1992, ISBN 3-534-11011-0 , pp. 174–190.
Web links
- Osiris.net: TT192, the tomb of Kheruef , English, accessed April 25, 2015
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold: Lexikon der ägyptischen Baukunst Düsseldorf 2000, S. 54, → Cheruef.
Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 3 ″ N , 32 ° 36 ′ 42 ″ E