TT316
TT316 ( Theban Tomb - Theban grave number 316 ) is the modern name for the grave of the arch bearer Neferhotep, who lived in the late Middle Kingdom .
The grave was found in the excavation campaign from 1922 to 1923 by an American team led by Herbert E. Winlock in the Theban necropolis. It is a simple, undecorated corridor grave. Noteworthy is a niche above the entrance to the grave complex, in which two cube stools were found. The courtyard in front of the grave entrance had an entrance chapel, which in turn is an architectural rarity. Other finds in the grave included a faience figure of a hippopotamus and a stylized faience woman figure .
The grave is located near other large grave complexes that date back to the early Middle Kingdom. Probably for this reason alone, this tomb and Neferhotep were also placed at this time. The finds (stylized female figure, hippopotamus), as well as the style of the statues found, however, show that Neferhotep can be dated to the late 12th or 13th dynasty . The grave itself may be older.
See also
literature
- Herbert E. Winlock : Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911-1931. MacMillan, New York 1942, pp. 71-72.
- Rasha Soliman: Old and Middle Kingdom Theban Tombs. Golden House Publications, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-906137-09-0 , pp. 126-128.
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Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 19.4 " N , 32 ° 36 ′ 43.8" E