WNA (grave)

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WNA refers to a high-altitude ancient Egyptian rock tomb in the necropolis of Deir el-Bahari , about 750 m west of DB / TT320, the cachette of Deir el-Bahari . The date of discovery is unknown. The grave was researched in 1931/1932 by Claude Robichon, who made a rough sketch of the floor plan. According to his records, grave WNA consists of a staircase (A), a large room (B) and an adjoining room (C). During his excavation he found numerous mummies from Greco-Roman times .

The grave, like that of Queen Hatshepsut in the Valley of the Kings ( KV20 ), is relatively high and is therefore called "the hanging grave" by the locals. Joseph Bonomi described the facility:

“The highest grave, at the very top of the mountain, large and spacious; called el-Maaleg because it is so high that it seems to be hanging in the air. "

- Joseph Bonomi

For whom this grave was created is not known. It was thought that it could be the tomb of Ahmose Inhapi , a presumed co-consort of Seqenenre . On mummy labels of, for example, Ramses I , Ramses II or Sethos I , which were brought to DB320, the grave of Ahmose Inhapi is described with the word kay ( q3y ), which means “high place”. Therefore it was assumed that it could only be a high-lying rock grave. Erhart Graefe, on the other hand, translates q3y as "hill" and sees the location of the mining site in the necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga instead of Deir el-Bahari.

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