TT2

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TT2
tomb of Chabechnet

place Deir el-Medina
Discovery date
excavation
Previous
TT1 		The following
TT3
Floor plan of the tomb

The Theban tomb TT2 is located in Deir el-Medina west of Luxor on the opposite side of the Nile . It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Khabechnet and his family. Chabechnet was under Ramses II ( 19th dynasty ) "servant in the place of truth" (necropolis worker) and the son of Sennedjem , who owns grave TT1 .

Grave decoration

court

In the courtyard of the tomb there are several steles , one of which shows Khabechnet kneeling with his father Sennedjem. The accompanying text includes hymns for Re . Another stele shows the Re's solar boat, which is worshiped by baboons . In other registers, Chabechnet's father and family appear before Horus and Satet, and Chabechnet and his wife Sahte before Ahmose I and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari .

chapel

The decoration of the burial chapel shows Chabechnet with family in front of deities and funeral scenes. His father Sennedjem kneels before the god Min and a goddess. His brother Chons and his wife are depicted sacrificing before Senendjem and Iy-neferti. Chabechnet offers candles to Min and Isis .

Another wall shows a ceremony in the Temple of Mut near Karnak , where god's barges and an avenue with criosphing rings can also be seen. Another register shows the pilgrimage to Abydos . In a funeral trial scene, Chabechnet's brother Chons is led by Harsiese and Chon's wife by Anubis , male mourners accompany a funeral procession .

In four other registers, Sennedjem and relatives worship the Hathor cow, which stands in a shrine . Several people take part in a banquet . The last register shows a funeral procession.

Egyptian Museum Berlin 1625, scene from the tomb, offering Chabechnet in front of two rows with kings and queens.
Top row (from right to left): Djeserkare ( Amenophis I ), Ahmose-Nefertari , Seqenenre Tao, Ahhotep, the royal sister Meritamun , another royal sister, the mother of god Kaesmut, the royal sister Sitamun , unknown prince, unknown royal lady, the great king consort Ahmose-Henuttamehu , the king consort Tures, the king consort Ahmose and the king son Sapair .
Bottom row: Chabechnet sacrificing before Nebhepetre Mentuhotep , Nebpehetire Ahmose , King Sechentnebre, Wadjcheperre Kamose , the king's sons Binpu, Wadjmose, Ramose, Nebenchurru and Ahmose, the kings consorts Kamose, Sitirbau, Tacheredqa and an unknown kings consort.

See also

Web links

Commons : Tomb of Chabechnet  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ James Baikie: Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley . Methuen, 1932.
  2. ^ Anneke Bart: Theban Tombs. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Bertha Porter , Rosalind Moss : Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs . Griffith Institute, 1970.
  4. ↑ a b Kenneth A. Kitchen : Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (=  Ramesside Inscriptions Translations . Volume 3 ). Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.

Coordinates: 25 ° 43 ′ 59.9 ″  N , 32 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E