The
Theban Tomb TT40 is located in
Qurnet Murai, part of the
Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom.
Mortuary temples
* Deir el-Bahri ...
, on the west bank of the
Nile
The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest riv ...
, opposite to
Luxor
Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''.
Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...
. It is the burial place of the
ancient Egyptian
Viceroy of Kush
The former Kingdom of Kerma in Nubia, was a province of ancient Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh. It is believed that the ...
named
Amenhotep called Huy
Amenhotep called Huy was Viceroy of Kush under Tutankhamen. He was the successor of Tuthmosis, who served under Akhenaten. He would later be succeeded by Paser I.
Huy was the son of a lady named Werner. His father is not known. Huy was marrie ...
, who lived during the end of the
18th Dynasty during the reign of
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun (, egy, twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn), Egyptological pronunciation Tutankhamen () (), sometimes referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty (ruled ...
.
Huy was the son of a lady named Werner. His father is not known. Huy was married to
Taemwadjsy, chief of the harem of Amun and of the Harem of Nebkheperure (Tutankhamun). They had a son named Paser.
Tomb
In the tomb there is reference to a Temple named "Satisfying the Gods" in Nubia. Huy is shown being greeted there by Khay, High Priest of Nebkehperure (Tutankhamen), Penne, Deputy of the fortress of Nebkheperure (Tutankhamen), Huy, the Mayor, and Mermose, (his brother) the second prophet of Nebkheperure. Taemwadjsy was Chief of the Harem of Nebkheperure (Chief of the female attendants of the temple) at this temple.
On one of the walls in the tomb chapel is depicted a Nubian delegation coming to Egypt. One of the officials named there is the ''chief of Miam''
Heqanefer, who is also known from his tomb in Nubia.
[ N.d.G. Davies/A.H. Gardiner: ''The Tomb of Huy, Viceroy of Nubia in the Reign of Tutankhamun (no. 40)'' (The Theban Tombs Series, Memoir 4), London, 1926, pl. 26] Another official shown in the tomb and known from other sources is
Paenniut.
A complete and detailed description of the tomb is given on Osirisnet (see External Links).
File:Nubian Tribute Presented to the King, Tomb of Huy MET DT221112.jpg, Nubian Tribute Presented to the King, Tomb of Huy MET DT221112
File:Nubian Prince Hekanefer bringing tribute for King Tut, 18th dynasty, Tomb of Huy.jpg, Nubian Prince Hekanefer bringing tribute for King Tut, 18th Dynasty, Tomb of Huy
File:Nubians bringing tribute for King Tut, Tomb of Huy.jpg, Nubians bringing tribute for King Tut, Tomb of Huy
See also
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List of Theban tombs
The Theban Necropolis is located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor, in Egypt. As well as the more famous royal tombs located in the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, there are numerous other tombs, more commonly referr ...
References
External links
Thierry Benderitter
Osirisnet.
Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century BC
Theban tombs
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