Cemetery of Deir el-Medina - Tombs of Amennakht
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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. 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
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. 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
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