Post by Anck Su Namun on May 14, 2007 19:59:51 GMT -5
Located in Middle Egypt, the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna are the burial places of some of the powerful courtiers and persons of the city of Akhetaten.
The tombs are in 2 groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry bay of Akhetaten. There are 25 major tombs, many of them decorated and with their owners name, some are small and unfinished, others modest and unassuming. Each seems to reflect the personality and patronage of the tomb's original owner.
Other Tombs
Tomb 1: The tomb of Huya.
Tomb 2: The tomb of Meryra II.
Tomb 3: The tomb of Ahmes.
Tomb 4: The tomb of Meryra. It, like many of these tombs, is incomplete. Had it been completed, it would have been the largest of the noble's tombs. In later times it was reused as a coptic house (or possibly a church).
Tomb 5: The tomb of Penthu. It is cross shaped, containing a long outer hall, and a long trasverse hall, containing the burial shaft and a now destroyed shrine to Penthu. Only the outer hall is decorated.
Tomb 6: The tomb of Panehsy. This was originally a 2 roomed tomb, each of the rooms had 4 columns. Later reuse as a Coptic church has changed the layout and damaged the original decoration.
The tombs are in 2 groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry bay of Akhetaten. There are 25 major tombs, many of them decorated and with their owners name, some are small and unfinished, others modest and unassuming. Each seems to reflect the personality and patronage of the tomb's original owner.
Other Tombs
Tomb 1: The tomb of Huya.
Tomb 2: The tomb of Meryra II.
Tomb 3: The tomb of Ahmes.
Tomb 4: The tomb of Meryra. It, like many of these tombs, is incomplete. Had it been completed, it would have been the largest of the noble's tombs. In later times it was reused as a coptic house (or possibly a church).
Tomb 5: The tomb of Penthu. It is cross shaped, containing a long outer hall, and a long trasverse hall, containing the burial shaft and a now destroyed shrine to Penthu. Only the outer hall is decorated.
Tomb 6: The tomb of Panehsy. This was originally a 2 roomed tomb, each of the rooms had 4 columns. Later reuse as a Coptic church has changed the layout and damaged the original decoration.