TT192
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Tomb TT192, located in the necropolis
of El-Assasif
in Thebes
in Egypt
, is the tomb of Kheruef, also called Senaa, who was Steward to the Great Royal Wife
Tiye
, during the reign of Amenhotep III
. It is located in El-Assasif
, part of the Theban Necropolis
.
all the way to the late period.
(named as Amenhotep. Hence, its decoration program started late in the final years of Amenhotep III and the earliest phase of the Akhenaten's reign.
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
of El-Assasif
El-Assasif
The necropolis of el-Assasif is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri, and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.It contains burials of 18th Dynasty and the 25th and 26th Dynasties.- 26th Dynasty :...
in Thebes
Thebes, Egypt
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, is the tomb of Kheruef, also called Senaa, who was Steward to the Great Royal Wife
Great Royal Wife
Great Royal Wife or Chief King's Wife is the term used to refer to the chief wife of the pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. While most Ancient Egyptians were monogamous, the pharaoh would have had other, lesser wives and concubines in addition to the Great Royal Wife...
Tiye
Tiye
Tiye was the daughter of Yuya and Tjuyu . She became the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III....
, during the reign of Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
. It is located in El-Assasif
El-Assasif
The necropolis of el-Assasif is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri, and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.It contains burials of 18th Dynasty and the 25th and 26th Dynasties.- 26th Dynasty :...
, part of the Theban Necropolis
Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis is an area of the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes in Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of Pharaonic times, especially in the New Kingdom of Egypt.-Mortuary Temples:* Deir el-Bahri** Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut...
.
TT192 complex
The tomb of Kheruef is large enough to have several later tombs associated with it, or placed within its substructure. These tombs date from the 19th dynastyNineteenth dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt was one of the periods of the Egyptian New Kingdom. Founded by Vizier Ramesses I, whom Pharaoh Horemheb chose as his successor to the throne, this dynasty is best known for its military conquests in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.The warrior kings of the...
all the way to the late period.
- Tombs TT189TT189Tomb TT189, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Nakhtdjehuty , who was a overseer of the carpenters of the northern lake of Amun and the head of the goldworkers in the Estate of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt...
(annex), TT190TT190Tomb TT190, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Esbanebdjed, who was a divine father and prophet at the head of the king dating to the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt. Esbanebdjed's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex.Esbanebdjed was the son of Pakharkhons ...
(Esbanebdjed) and TT191TT191Tomb TT191, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Wahibre-Nebpehti, who was the chamberlain of the divine adoratrice and the director of the festival from the time of Psamtik I. Wahibre-Nebpehti's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex.Wahibre-nebpehti was the...
(Wahibre-nebpehti) have their entries on the east side of the north wall of the courtyard of Kheruef's tomb. The tomb date to the Late Period. - Tombs TT189TT189Tomb TT189, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Nakhtdjehuty , who was a overseer of the carpenters of the northern lake of Amun and the head of the goldworkers in the Estate of Amun during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt...
(Nakhtdjehuty) and TT194TT194Tomb TT194, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Thutemhab , who was a overseer of the marshland-dwellers of the Estate of Amun and a scribe in the temple of Amun during the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt. Thutemhab's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb...
(Thutemhab) have entrances off the east side of the courtyard of TT193. A stela of TT193TT193Tomb TT193, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Ptahemheb, who was a magnate of the seal in the treasury of the Estate of Amun during the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt. Ptahemheb's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex. A stela from the tomb is located in the...
is located in front of these structures. - Tombs TT195TT195Tomb TT195, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Bekenamun, who was a scribe in the treasury of the Estate of Amun during the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt. Bekenamun's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex....
(Bakenamun), TT196TT196Tomb TT196, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Padihorresnet, who was a chief steward of Amun during the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt...
(Padihorresnet), TT406 (Piay) and TT364 (Amenemhab) have entries located on the south wall of the courtyard. - Tom TT407 (Bintenduanetjer) is located off the south side of the first collumned hall of Kheruef's tomb.
Decoration
The reliefs in the tomb contains depictions of Tiye, Amenhotep III (shown as a weak and elderly figure in some decoration) and AkhenatenAkhenaten
Akhenaten also spelled Echnaton,Ikhnaton,and Khuenaten;meaning "living spirit of Aten") known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV , was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC...
(named as Amenhotep. Hence, its decoration program started late in the final years of Amenhotep III and the earliest phase of the Akhenaten's reign.