TT15
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Egyptian tomb The Theban Tomb TT15 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 Tetiky,[1] who was Mayor of Thebes, during the reign of Ahmose I, during the early Eighteenth Dynasty.[2]
Tetiky was the son of Rahotep Overseer of the harem of the Lake and Sensonb. Tetiky's wife is named Senbi.[3]
Chapel and tomb
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| Tetiky in hieroglyphs |
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The chapel and tomb were excavated in the spring of 1908 by a team led by Howard Carter, excavating on behalf of his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon.[4] The chapel and associated buildings are made of mud brick. The burial chambers are cut into the bedrock and are accessed by a single vertical shaft.[5]
The decoration in this tomb shows the continued development of the royal image, showing as it does the King's Wife Ahmose-Nefertari, offering to Hathor, and having a double-Uraeus for the first time, an image that later became 'standard' royal iconography. [6] The tomb has been damaged due to looting, and the Louvre have recently returned several decorated sections from the tomb.[7]
See also
References
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