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TT359 ( T heban T omb number 359) is a tomb of Inihercha in Deir el-Medina . He was the "chief of the workers in the Square of Truth" and thus a senior official in the construction of the ancient Egyptian royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings . Inihercha lived during the 20th dynasty . His grave consisted of two parts. There was an above-ground chapel and two burial chambers, richly decorated with wall paintings. They are among the most beautiful of the 20th dynasty.
The grave is next to the grave of Kaha ( TT360 ) and is connected to it by several passages. The burial chapel is poorly preserved, but the paintings in the burial chambers are well preserved. There are numerous scenes that show the deceased and his wife in front of gods. Other scenes show him being with his family. Historically interesting is the depiction of Inihercha and his wife, who made sacrifices to the royal family from the beginning of the Middle and New Kingdom. This scene is almost completely destroyed today and is only known from a drawing of the Lepsius expedition .
Inihercha had another grave ( TT299 ), but it has been poorly preserved.
See also
literature
- 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. 226–242.
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Coordinates: 25 ° 43 ′ 39 ″ N , 32 ° 36 ′ 2.2 ″ E