TT319
TT319 ( Theban Tomb 319) is the modern name of the tomb of the " King Wife " Neferu in West Thebes , which is located under the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari . Neferu was a wife of Mentuhotep II.
Details
The grave complex consists of two parts. There is a burial chapel carved into the rock for the cult of the dead and the underground burial chamber that is theoretically locked forever. The burial chapel consisted of a wide facade, which was framed on both sides by short walls. From here a corridor led into the actual burial chapel. The corridor and the chapel were once covered with limestone , which in turn was decorated with reliefs . However, this decoration has already been removed in antiquity . Therefore only fragments of the former scenes are preserved.
A corridor leads from this chapel into the burial chamber. This is also clad with limestone blocks, but these have been preserved. The walls are mainly decorated with friezes of religious texts and devices . The Neferu sarcophagus is also in the burial chamber .
history
The tomb was still frequently visited in the New Kingdom and admired for its decoration. When Hatshepsut had her mortuary temple built, the grave disappeared under the first terrace. However, a side entrance was built through which the grave was still accessible.
The grave complex was completely uncovered from 1924 to 1925 by the team under Herbert E. Winlock . An excavation publication has not yet appeared. The relief fragments of the cult chapel are in various museums around the world.
See also
literature
- Herbert E. Winlock : Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911-1931. Macmillan, New York 1942, pp. 101-104.
- Rasha Soliman: Old and Middle Kingdom Theban Tombs. Golden House Publications, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-906137-09-0 , pp. 67-75.
Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 17.5 ″ N , 32 ° 36 ′ 27 ″ E