TT51
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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.[1] It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Userhat, who was First Prophet of Sethi I during the 19th Dynasty.[2]
Userhet was the son of Khensemhab and the chantress of Montu, named Tausert. His wife was Hatshepsut called Shepset.[3]
The tomb
The court, passage and hall are decorated.[3]
Court and passage
(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.[3]
Hall
(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. [3]
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Procession of offerings
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Userhat and Wife Visit Abydos
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Userhat kneeling before Osiris and the Goddess of the West
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Userhat and his wife receiving offerings
See also
References
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