Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (Arabic: شيخ عبدالقرنة) is located on the West Bank at Thebes in Upper Egypt. It is part of the archaeological area of Deir el-Bahari, and named after the domed tomb of the local saint. This is the most frequently visited cemetery on the Theban west bank, with the largest concentration of private tombs.

Tombs

• TT21 User, Scribe, Steward of king Thutmose I
• TT22 Wah, later usurped by Meryamun
• TT23 – Tjay^[1]
• TT30 Khonsmose, Amun treasury official, Ramesside
• TT31 – Khonsu
• TT38 Djeserkaraseneb, Scribe, Counter of grain in the granary of the divine offerings of Amun
• TT41 Amenemopet called Ipy, Amun temple high steward
• TT42 Amenmose, Captain of troops, Eyes of the King in the Two Lands of the Retenu
• TT43 Neferrenpet, Overseer of the kitchen (stores?) of Pharaoh
• TT44 Amenemhab, wab-priest in front of Amun
• TT45 Djehuty, Steward of high priest of Amun Mery
• TT46 Ramose, Steward of the Mansion of the Aten, Fanbearer at the right of the King, Overseer of the granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt

TT50 - TT139:

• TT51 – Userhat called Neferhabef
• TT52 – Nakht
• TT55 – Ramose
• TT57 – Khaemhat called Mahu
• TT66 – Hepu
• TT69 – Menna
• TT71 – Senenmut (unused)
• TT83 - Amethu called Ahmose
• TT96 – Sennefer
• TT100 – Rekhmire
• TT109 – the tutor Min^[2]
• TT120 – Anen
• TT170 Nebmehyt, Scribe of recruits of the Ramesseum in the estate of Amun
• TT171 Unknown
• TT224 Ahmose Humay (J'h-ms, Hm.j), Overseer of the estate of the God's Wife, Overseer of the double granaries of the God's Wife Ahmose-Nefertary
• TT225 unknown / perhaps Amenemhet, High priest of Hathor
• TT226 Heqareshu (Hq3-ršw), Royal scribe, Overseer of nurses of the king
• TT227 Unknown
• TT228 Amen(em)mose (Jmn-msj(w)), Scribe of the Amun treasury
• TT229 Unknown
• TT230 Men (?) (Mn), Scribe of troops of Pharaoh
• TT249 Neferrenpet (Nfr-rnp.t), supplier of dates/cakesin the temple of Amenhotep III
• TT251 Amenmose, Royal scribe, Overseer of cattle of Amun, Overseer of magazine of Amun
• TT252 Senimen (Sn(.j)-mn(.w)), Steward, Nurse of the God's Wife
• TT259 Hori (Hr.j), wab-priest, Scribe in all the monuments of the estate of Amun, Head of the outline-draughtsmen in the Gold House of the Amun domain
• TT263 Piay (Pj3jj), Scribe in the granary in the Amun domain, Scribe of accounts in the Ramesseum
• TT269 Unknown
• TT280 Meketre (Mk.t(.j)-R'), Chief Steward, Chancellor, early Middle Kingdom
• TT309 Unknown
• TT317 Thutnefer, Scribe of the counting of corn in the granary of divine offerings of Amun
• TT318 Amenmose, Necropolis-worker of Amun
• TT331 Penne (P3-n-njwt, P3-n-nwt) called Sunero (Srr, Sw-n-r3), High priest of Monthu

TT341-TT351

• TT343 – Benia
• TT367 Paser, Head of the Bowmen, Child of the nursery, Companion of His Majesty
• TT368 Amenhotep Huy, Overseer of sculptors of Amun in Thebes
• TT384 Nebmehyt (Nb-mhj.t), Priest of Amun in the Ramesseum
• TT385 Hunefer (H3w-nfr), Mayor of Thebes, Overseer of the granary of divine offerings of Amun
• TT391 Kerebasken (K3-r-b3-s3-kn, Krbskn), Prophet of Khonsemweset-Neferhotep, Fourth prophet of Amun, Mayor of the City

TT397-TT400

• TT403 Merymaat (Mrj-m3'.t), Temple scribe, Steward

Miscellaneous

• Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache, a reburial of several 18th Dynasty princesses

See also

• Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache
• List of Theban Tombs
• Qurna

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sheikh Abd el-Qurna.

• List of Tombs in Qurna, Western Thebes
• TT71 Tomb of Senenmut and his parents

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This page was last edited on 16 August 2023, at 11:13