| Nakht Scribe and astronomer of Amun | |
|---|---|
 Nakht smelling a lotus while being embraced by his wife, Tawy, while also sitting in front of a set of offerings. Tomb TT52, Thebes, Egypt | |
| Dynasty | Eighteenth of Egypt |
| Pharaoh | Thutmose IV |
| Wife | Tawy |
| Burial | TT52 |
Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He was buried in the Theban Necropolis in tomb TT52. [1] [2]
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The Theban Tomb TT52 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of Nakht, an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV during the Eighteenth Dynasty, the first dynasty of the New Kingdom.
The Theban Tomb TT390 is located in South El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian female scribe and Chief attendant of the Divine Adoratrice of Amun, Nitocris I, Irterau. Irterau lived during the reign of Psamtik I She was the daughter of the Divine Father of Amun Ipwer and his wife Tashaiu. In the court of the tomb her grandfather Zeho is also mentioned. Zeho was also a Divine Father of Amun.
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The Theban Tomb TT45 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite modern Luxor. It was originally the burial place of the ancient Egyptian named Djehuty (Thoth), who was a scribe of the offering-table of Mery, high-priest of Amun, head of all the weavers of Amun, and steward of Mery, high priest of Amun. Djehuty lived during the reign of Amenhotep II. He was the son of a lady also named Djehuty.
The Theban Tomb TT58 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. The tomb was originally carved for a courtier dating to the time of Amenhotep III and later usurped during the Ramesside period.
The Theban Tomb TT170 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Nebmehyt, who was a scribe of recruits of the Ramesseum in the Estate of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nineteenth Dynasty.
Tomb TT189 is located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes, Egypt. It contains the sepulchre of Nakhtdjehuty, who was an overseer of the carpenters of the northern lake of the god Amun and the head of the goldworkers in the Estate of Amun during the 19th Dynasty reign of Ramesses II. Nakhtdjehuty's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex.
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Tomb TT195, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes, Egypt, is the tomb of Bekenamun, who was a scribe in the treasury of the Estate of Amun during the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Bekenamun's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex.
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The Theban Tomb TT49 is located in El-Khokha. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. TT49 was the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Neferhotep, who was a Chief Scribe of Amun. Neferhotep lived during the reign of Tutankhamen, Ay and Horemheb, at the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He was a son of Neby, who was a servant of Amun and the lady Iuy. His wife was named Merytre
The Theban Tomb TT50 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Neferhotep, who was a Divine father of Amun-re during the reign of Horemheb of the 18th Dynasty.
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The Theban Tomb C.8 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in Thebes, Upper Egypt. It is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Nakht, who was the Overseer of the fowl-houses in the Estate of Amun.
Tomb TT406, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes, Egypt, is the tomb of Piay, a scribe of the offering table of the Lord of the Two Lands dated to the Ramesside period. It is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis.
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