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Theban tomb  TT59
Burial site of Qen
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Location Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
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The Theban Tomb TT59 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 tomb of Qen, First Prophet of Mut, Lady of Asher, during the reign of Thutmose III. [1]

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References

  1. James Baikie, Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley, 1932, Methuen.

Coordinates: 25°44′00″N32°36′00″E / 25.7333°N 32.6000°E / 25.7333; 32.6000