TT22

Theban tomb TT22
Theban tomb TT22
Burial site of Wah and Meryamun
Location	Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
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Last updated September 05, 2024

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Wah
in hieroglyphs

Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The Theban Tomb TT22 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 Wah, who was royal butler during the early Eighteenth Dynasty.^[1]

Tomb decorations

The tomb decorations are described in some detail by Mackay in a 1917 publication. The scenes in the tomb are laid out according to a square grid (each 53 mm on the side). The sketches from the tomb included include a scene of a couple at a banquet and some duck hunting scenes in the marshes.^[3] The seated couple is accompanied by their daughter.^[1] In the hunting and fowling scene the deceased is accompanied by his wife and children. A text referring to Meryamun accompanies the scene.^[1]^[3]

Tomb usurped by Meryamun

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Meryamun
in hieroglyphs

Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The tomb was later partially usurped by a man named Meryamun, who held the title Eldest son of the King. Meryamun's wife is mentioned in the tomb. Her name was Hatshepsut.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 35–37 ^{[ ISBN missing ]}
↑ O'Connor, David and Cline, Eric H. Thutmose III: A New Biography University of Michigan Press. 2006 ISBN 978-0472114672 ^{[ page needed ]}
1 2 Ernest Mackay, "Proportion Squares on Tomb Walls in the Theban Necropolis", The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 4, No. 2/3 (Apr. – Jul., 1917), pp. 74–85 JSTOR 3853876

External links

Scans of Norman and Nina De Garis Davies' tracings of Theban Tomb 22.
Open archive of a photographic survey of inscriptions in TT22 as part of the database Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom and early New Kingdom.

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[PM-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 35–37 ^{[ ISBN missing ]}

[2] O'Connor, David and Cline, Eric H. Thutmose III: A New Biography University of Michigan Press. 2006 ISBN 978-0472114672 ^{[ page needed ]}

[Mackay-3] 1 2 Ernest Mackay, "Proportion Squares on Tomb Walls in the Theban Necropolis", The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 4, No. 2/3 (Apr. – Jul., 1917), pp. 74–85 JSTOR 3853876

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