Nobles and Craftsmen Tombs

Khokha (Nobels Tombs) is one of the necropolises on the western bank of the Nile southward El Assasif Necropolis in Luxor. It encloses about 5 tombs tracing back to the Old Kingdom and more than 50 tomb tracing back to the 18th and the 19th Dynasty. On top of the tombs in Khokha area are Tomb of Kha-Em-Het, Tomb of Khensu, and Tomb of Nefer Enpet.

Dra Abu El Naga is an archeological sites in Luxor on the western bank of the Nile. It encloses a large number of necropolises of kings of the 17th Dynasty and some officials of the New Kingdom such as AmenhotepI and Ahmose-Nefertar and the temples of MentuhotepII and many other pharaonic monuments.

El Assasif necropolis locates on the western bank of the Nile at Thebes few meters southward Draa Abu El Naga archeological site. It encloses about 40 tomb dating back to the Pharaonic period especially the New Kingdom including the tomb of Ankh-Hor, Tomb of Kheruef, Tomb of Pabasa.

Sheik Abd El Qurna ( Nobels Tombs)is one of the necropolises in the western bank of the Nile in Luxor. It locates to the west of Khokha(Nobles Tombs)and next to Temple of Hatshepsut and Mentuhotep.It encloses about 146 tombs tracing back to the 18th Dynasty including the Tomb of Rekh-Mi-Ra and Tomb of Senn-Nefer and others.


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The Tomb of Shuroy

  Shuroy was the Head of the Brazier-bearers in the Temple of Amun at Karnak during the Nineteenth Dynasty. The most important feature of...+

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Tomb of Benia

Benja, also called Pa-heq-amen, was a Boarder in the Royal Nursery and an Overseer of Work and Craftsmen of the Pharaoh, and Chief Treasurer, during...+

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Tomb of Ank-Hor

Ankh-hor was one of the wealthy chief administrators and high officials in the estates of the Gods Wives of Amun. He held the tiltles: ‘Stewar...+

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Tomb of Kha-Em-Het

The tomb of Khe-em-het or Khaenhet is one of the tombs discovered in 1842 in that archaeological site of nobles' necropolis in Khokha in the west ba...+

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Tomb of In-her-khau

Tomb TT359 is located in Deir el-Medina. Inherkhau was a foreman of the Lord of the Two Lands in the Place of Truth, in the royal necropol...+

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Tomb of Nakht

The Theban Tomb TT52 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. Nakht was an official, scribe and astronomer in the temple of Amon-Ra during...+

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Tomb of Menna

TT 69 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna .  Menna was Scribe of the Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands, the overseer of agricultural activ...+

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Tomb of Kheruef

    TT 192 is  located in the necropolis of El-Assasif . Kheruef was a wealthy and powerful court official, son of an...+

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Tomb of Nefer-Enpet 

It is located in Khokha. Neferrenpet or Kenro, was a Scribe of the Treasury in the temple of Amen-Ra during the reign of Ramses II. The quality of t...+

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Tomb of Nefer-Sekheru

It is located in Khokha. Nefersekheru was the Scribe of Divine Offerings of All the Gods and Officer of the Treasury at Thebes during the reign of R...+

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Tomb of Pa-shedu

TT 3 is located in Deir El Maddina.  Pa-shedu was a servant in the Place of the Truth in the Thebes Necropolis. He was responsible for digging...+

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Tomb of Ramose

TT55 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. Ramose was a noblemen, vizier, mayor and judge. He held the title 'Governor of the Town (Thebes)'...+

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Tomb of Pabasa

It is located in  Asasif  . Pabasa (also know as Pabes) was a high official who held the titles 'Chief Steward of the God’s Wif...+

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Tomb of Rekh-Mi-Ra (TT 100)

Since he had descended from a noble family of viziers, Rekhmire was helped to rise rapidly in the bureaucracy. He was Vizier of Upper Egypt, Mayor o...+

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Tomb of Roy

Roy was a royal scribe and steward in the estates of the Temple of Amun and of King Horemheb of the late 18th Dynasty and early 19th Dynasty. He hel...+

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Tomb of Sen-nedjem

Sen-nedjem lived during the 19th dynasty, under the reign of Pharaoh Sethy I and the first years of Ramses II reign. He was probably buried in the c...+

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Tomb of Senn-Nefer

TT 96 Senn-Nefer was Mayor of Thebes, Overseer of the Garden of Amen, one of the most considerable figures and one of the most important court offic...+

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Tomb of User-Het (TT51)

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 mixtur...+

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