Tomb of Thutmose

The Tomb of Thutmose is a small, decorated rock cut tomb in Saqqara in Egypt and dates to the time shortly after the Amarna Period (about 1350–1330 BC). The tomb is of special importance as one of the tomb owners was the artist Thutmose, who might be the person who made the famous Nefertiti Bust. Another person buried here was a certain Kenana.

The burial place was found on the 24th November 1996 by the Mission Archeologique Francaise de Bubaseion, under the direction of Alain Zivie. It received the number I.19 and lies directly next to the much bigger tomb of Maya, nurse of Tutankhamun. The entrance to the tomb chapel is cut into the rocks at Saqqara and is facing South. The whole tomb chapel consists of an entrance corridor, the main chamber and a large niche on the West side where there opens a shaft to the underground burial chambers. The whole tomb is just about 4.20 meter long. The main chamber is about 2.60 by 2 m big. In the middle of the main chamber is standing a pillar.[1] The burial chambers were found totally looted.

All walls of the tomb chapel were decorated with paintings or sunken relief. The facade of the tomb chapel is undecorated. The short corridor to the main chamber is decorated on both sides with reliefs, showing on the West side Osiris. On the other side there is only preserved the figure of a woman. Next to the figure of Osiris on the West wall are shown two figures painted. These are the draughtsman at the place of Truth Kenana and his son Pay who had the same title. The south wall of the main chamber is occupied by the door. On the West side of it is shown Amenemwia/Raemwia, who was the father of Thutmose. On the West wall are shown Thutmose and his wife standing in front of a priest. The North wall has a relief showing Osiris and two people in front of him. Perhaps they represent Thutmose and his father, but captions are not preserved. The whole East wall is dedicated to Kenana and his family. Kenana and his wife are sitting on the left side. In front of them is depicted their whole family. 16 people are shown in two registers, the men in the top one. The niche on the Wetside is also decorated. On the South wall are shown the coffins of Thutmose and his wife Ineni. Remarkably they are depicted from the front. On the West wall are shown the son of Thutmose, Itju and his wife and on the North wall appear Kenena and his wife.[2]

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  1. ↑ Alain Zivie: La tombe de Thoutmes, directeur des peintres dans la Place de Maât, Toulouse 2013, ISBN 9782913805040, 22
  2. ↑ Alain Zivie: La tombe de Thoutmes, directeur des peintres dans la Place de Maât, Toulouse 2013, ISBN 9782913805040
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