Cemetery of Deir el-Medina - Tomb of Amenemhet
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Close to No. 3 is No. 340, the Tomb of Amenemhet, an official of the necropolis at the end of the 18th Dynasty.
Steps lead down to the vaulted entrance into the small chamber, with excellently preserved paintings on a yellow ground. Left hand end wall: above, the dead man praying to Anubis (left) and Osiris (right); below, the dead man and his wife at the offering table with their sons and daughters on the left, attended by servants. Rear wall, to the right and left of the small niche: the dead man and his wife at table. Right hand end wall (unfinished): above, the same scene as on the left hand wall; below, in two rows, the funeral ceremony. The ceiling is decorated with square panels containing grapes and vine leaves.
Steps lead down to the vaulted entrance into the small chamber, with excellently preserved paintings on a yellow ground. Left hand end wall: above, the dead man praying to Anubis (left) and Osiris (right); below, the dead man and his wife at the offering table with their sons and daughters on the left, attended by servants. Rear wall, to the right and left of the small niche: the dead man and his wife at table. Right hand end wall (unfinished): above, the same scene as on the left hand wall; below, in two rows, the funeral ceremony. The ceiling is decorated with square panels containing grapes and vine leaves.
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