TT19

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Theban tomb  TT19
Burial site of Amenmose
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Location Dra' Abu el-Naga', Theban Necropolis
Excavated byFoucart
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Amenmose
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The Theban Tomb TT19 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Amenmose, [1] who was the high priest of Amenhotep of the Forecourt (Amenhotep I) during the early Nineteenth Dynasty.

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Amenmose's wife Iuy was Chantress of Amun(-Re in Karnak) and Chief of the Harem of Amenhotep I. Amenmose and Iu's sons Beknay and Panefernekhu are depicted in the tomb. Beknay is a wab-priest and Lector of Amenhotep I. Panefernekhu is depicted performing the opening of the mouth ceremony.

The tomb festivals of Amenhotep I are depicted and scenes include statues and barques of Amenhotep I and his mother queen Ahmose Nefertari. The tomb also contains a scene showing Amenhotep and a priest before two rows of kings and queens.

King list

Sketch of the King List Figg. 1, 2. Stela istorica di Ramses I. - Sta in mezzo ad Horus e a Thoth. - Successione di re della dinastia XVIII , da Amenof I a Menphtah I (Seti I) (NYPL b14291206-425710) (Kings List) (Labeled).jpg
Sketch of the King List

A king's list is present in the tomb, presumably added during renovations to the tomb by Seti I. It omits Hatshepsut and the Amarna pharaohs. The king list gives the rulers in the following order: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 32–33
  2. Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996

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