Tomb D.1

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Theban tomb  TTD1
Burial site of Nehi
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Sarcophagus of Nehi
Location Qurnet Murai, Theban Necropolis
Discovered1820
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Nehy
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)
Egyptian hieroglyphs

Theban Tomb D.1 is located in Qurnet Murai. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The sepulchre is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Nehi, who was Viceroy of Kush and Governor of the South Lands during the 18th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Thutmosis III. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 461