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Theban tomb  TT382
Burial site of Usermontu
Location Qurnet Murai, Theban Necropolis
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Usermontu
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)
Egyptian hieroglyphs

Theban Tomb TT382 is located in Qurnet Murai, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian High Priest of Montu named Usermontu, who lived during the 19th Dynasty and served under Ramesses II. [1]

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Usermontu's titles included: High Priest of Montu, High Steward, Superintendent of Cattle, Superintendent of the Granary, and Treasury Chief. [2] Usermontu's wife Tiy was Chief of the Harim of Montu. [2]

Tomb

The walls of the passage to the chapel are decorated with scenes from the Book of Gates. Usermontu and his wife Tiy make offerings to gods in shrines. The burial chamber contained a black granite sarcophagus. [1] The sarcophagus contained a pink granite coffin, which is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum (Accession Number:17.190.2042a–c).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Porter, B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994, pp. 435
  2. 1 2 Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. 2001, p. 217 ISBN   978-0631184287