Tomb of User-Het (TT51)

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This Userhet was the First Prophet of the Royal Ka of Tutmes I during the reigns of Horemheb , Ramses I and Seti I .
In this tomb , we observe a mixture of styles , typical of its epoch of transition , between the art of the 18th dynasty , Amarna art and Ramesside art .
At the entrance of the tomb , Userhet carved a one-meter-high limestone stela inscribed with offering texts and with the names of his family members .
At the interior of the tomb , the walls are covered with a heavy layer of white mud plaster made with big quantity of straw chaff , nevertheless only the antechamber was decorated , may be because of the sudden death of User-Het .
Scenes in the tomb represent religious rituals and funeral procession as well as equipments and offerings . We see Userhet and his wife standing before a building , receiving offerings and jewelry .
We see also Userhet's funeral procession: the coffin , funerary furniture and mourning women , and the priests praying in front of the mummies of User-het and his wife .
In other scenes , Hathor welcomes the mummy into the netherworld; User-Het and his wife Hatshepsut hearts are weighted in the balance of Maat and Osiris welcomes them with his court .
In other scenes , we find the adoration of the Falcon-Headed god Monthou , the procession of adoration of Tutmes I and Userhat as his prophet .
We can also see the family members of Userhet; his Henuttawy , his wife and a daughter , and a friend official called Nebmehyt and his wife .
The most famous scene of the tomb is that of Userhet , his wife and mother , seated beside a sycamore fig tree .