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Cemetery of Deir el-Medina - Tombs of Amennakht

Close to No. 1 are Nos. 218-220, the Tombs of Amennakht, Nebonmaat and Khaemtore (a father and his two sons), of the Ramessid period.

A flight of steps leads into a vaulted chamber decorated with religious scenes; above the entrance is the Hathor cow. Beyond this is an antechamber (undecorated), from which steps on the left lead to the Tomb of Nebenmaat.

Must-see attractions nearby:
Right hand wall: Anubis by the bier. Rear wall: funeral rites at the tomb; from behind a pyramid a goddess presents the sun, which has emerged from the hill. Left hand wall: the dead man and his sister pray to Osiris, the deified Amenophis I and Queen Nefertari. To the right of the antechamber is the Tomb of Khaemtore, the reliefs in which have been destroyed. A second flight of steps leads into the Tomb of Amennakht, with scenes and texts from the "Book of the Dead" (the dead man and his sister in the fields of the blessed; left hand end wall, Anubis by the bier).
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