TT45

Theban tomb TT41
Burial site of Djehuty, later usurped by Thutemhab
Location	Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
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Djehuty in hieroglyphs

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Thutemhab in hieroglyphs

The Theban Tomb TT45 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.

It was originally the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian named Djehuty (Thoth), who was a Steward to the High Priest of Amun Mery. Djehuty dates to the time of Amenhotep II from the middle of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. Djehuty was the son of a lady also named Djehuty.

The tomb was usurped during the reign of Ramesses II by a man named Thutemhab (Djehutyemhab) who was the head of the makers of linen of the estate of Amun. Thutemhab was the son of the head of the weavers named Wennefer and his wife Esi (Isis). Thutemhab's wife was named Bek-khons. She was a songstress of the Theban triad.^[1]

In the tomb Thutemhab and his wife Bak(en)khons are shown while their sons make offerings to them of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, wine, fruit, and incense. The sons are named Panakhtenope (Treasury Scibe), Userhatnakht (a scribe of fine linen), Wenennufer and Pennesuttawy. The first two sons work for the Estate of Amun, just like their father and grandfather. In other scenes other relatives are mentioned. Thutemhab and Bak(et)khons have daughters named Tyemhab, Nakhtmut, Hennutawy, Wernofret, and Istnofret. Grandsons by the name of Amenopenakht, Panebenope, Suti called Khonsniwa, and granddaughters named Irnofrumut, Akhmut, Isis, and Dinimut are mentioned. The daughters and granddaughters are chantresses of Amun.^[2]

References

1. Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 85-86
2. Kitchen, K.A., Rammeside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996

Coordinates: 25°44′00″N 32°36′00″E / 25.7333°N 32.6000°E