TT51
| Theban tomb TT51 | |
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| Burial site of Userhat called Neferhabef | |
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| Location | Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis |
| Discovered | Open in antiquity |
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| Userhat called Neferhabef in hieroglyphs | |||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||||
Theban Tomb TT51 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.[2] It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Userhat, who was First Prophet of Sethi I during the 19th Dynasty.[3]
Userhet was the son of Khensemhab and the chantress of Montu, named Tausert. His wife was Hatshepsut called Shepset.[1]
The tomb
[edit]The court, passage and hall are decorated.[1]
Court and passage
[edit](1) A stela was recovered and remains of a scene showing funeral scenes with a ceremony before the mummy. Offering texts accompany the scenes.
(2) The passage shows Userhet with a hymn to the god Ra.[1]
Hall
[edit](3) Three registers with funerary scenes
- Userhet with Anubis and before scales and Ammit. Userhet kneeling before Osiris and the Western Goddess. Userhet, souls of Pe and Nekhen and baboons adore Ra-Harakhti as a hawk and Isis
- Funeral procession. The deceased is named Amenmose here. He appears before the pyramid-tomb.
- Chariots and stands of food, and Userhet's wife with her attendants in a scene with a temple.
(4) Two registers
- Three ancestors: The Vizier Imhotep, Hapuseneb and Khensemhab adore Monthu.
- Userhet and his wife beneath a vine.
(5) Three registers about a Festival procession of Thutmosis I
- Men bring supplies and Userhet adores the royal barque
- A royal statue is transported and shown on a barque on the lake.
- Userhet received funeral outfit with masks.
(6) Two registers
- A man named Akheperkaresoneb is shown kneeling, purified by eight priests. Userhat kneels before three Ogdoads. Thoth reports to Osiris and Anubis
- Userhet, Akheperkaresoneb and Nebmehyt dressed as priests and accompanied by three priestesses pour ointments on offerings before Montu and Meretseger.
(7) Userhat and his wife in a tree-goddess scene. Another (sub-)scene shows an Abydos pilgrimage, and Userhet and his wife before Osiris and Anubis.
(8) Priests libating, female mourners and offerings before Userhet and his wife.
(9)Two registers:
- Userhet offering before Osiris and two goddesses
- Userhet with mother-in-law(?) Hennutawy, his wife and daughter offering braziers to Thutmosis I and Ahmose-Nefertari. [1]
Decoration
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Procession of offerings -
Userhat and Wife Visit Abydos -
Userhat kneeling before Osiris and the Goddess of the West -
Userhat and his wife receiving offerings
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 97-99
- ^ "Bibliography for TT 51: Userhet, called Nefer-hebef". Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Baikie, James (1932). Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen.