TT15

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Theban tomb  TT15
Burial site of Tetiky
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Floor plan of TT15
Location Dra' Abu el-Naga', Theban Necropolis
Excavated by Howard Carter (1908)
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The Theban Tomb TT15 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Tetiky, [1] who was Mayor of Thebes, during the reign of Ahmose I, during the early Eighteenth Dynasty. [2]

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Tetiky was the son of Rahotep Overseer of the harem of the Lake and Sensonb. Tetiky's wife is named Senbi. [3]

Chapel and tomb

Facsimile of Ceiling Decoration MET 30.4.4 EGDP010671 Ceiling Decoration MET 30.4.4 EGDP010671.jpg
Facsimile of Ceiling Decoration MET 30.4.4 EGDP010671
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Tetiky
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The chapel and tomb were excavated in the spring of 1908 by a team led by Howard Carter, excavating on behalf of his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon. [4] The chapel and associated buildings are made of mud brick. The burial chambers are cut into the bedrock and are accessed by a single vertical shaft. [5]

The decoration in this tomb shows the continued development of the royal image, showing as it does the King's Wife Ahmose-Nefertari, offering to Hathor, and having a double-Uraeus for the first time, an image that later became 'standard' royal iconography. [6] The tomb has been damaged due to looting, and the Louvre have recently returned several decorated sections from the tomb. [7]

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References

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