TT184

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Theban tomb  TT184
Burial site of Nefermenu
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Location El-Khokha, Theban Necropolis
Excavated by
  • Zoltán Imre Fábián
  • Hungarian Archaeological Mission
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Nefermenu
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)
Egyptian hieroglyphs

The Theban tomb TT184 is the burial place of Nefermenu, an ancient Egyptian official, Mayor of Thebes and Royal Scribe during the reign of Ramesses II. The tomb is part of the Theban Necropolis and located on the El-Khokha hillock on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. [2]

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The owner

Nefermenu's most commonly used titles are those of royal scribe and mayor, but he also held the following titles: overseer of the granaries of Amun, steward of Amun, overseer of the granaries of all the gods of Upper and Lower Egypt, steward of the (mortuary) temple of Amenhotep I in Thebes, overseer of the house of silver and gold, chief taxing master of the lord of the Two Lands, and feast leader of all the gods in Thebes. [3]

Nefermenu's wife Mery(nebu) is depicted in the tomb. She was a songstress of Amun like many other high ranking noble ladies. [3]

The tomb

Fieldwork on TT184 started in 1995. [3] The excavations were conducted by the Hungarian Archaeological Mission under the direction of Zoltán Fábián. [2]

The hall of the tomb shows the name of Nefermenu and the walls show scenes from the Book of the Dead, spell 145. Nefermenu is shown with his wife while they receive offerings. A niche in the hall contains a statue. The inner room shows several scenes of Nefermenu in the presence of gods including Horus, Osiris, the goddess of the West and Thoth. [1]

Statue of Nefermenu Nefermenu.JPG
Statue of Nefermenu

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References

  1. 1 2 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 290-291
  2. 1 2 Zoltán Fábián, "Theban Tomb 184 (Nefermenu) and the Upper Section of the South Slope of El-Khokha Hillock – 2005". Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarium Hungaricae 58 (2007) 1–42.
  3. 1 2 3 Zoltán Imre Fábián, Preliminary Report on the First Two Seasons in Theban Tomb 184 (Nefermenu), Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, Bd. 24 (1997), pp. 81-102 JSTOR stable URL