Sheikh Abd el-Qurna - Tomb of lmesib

Lower down is No. 65, the Tomb of lmesib, an official of the Temple of Amu n at the end of the 20th Dynasty. The tomb was originally constructed during the 18th Dynasty, but lmesib had the old reliefs covered over with stucco on which new scenes were painted.

From the forecourt we enter a transverse chamber with six 16 sided pillars, from which a long vaulted corridor leads to the niche for the dead man's statue. The paintings in the main chamber, which are much faded, depict festal barques bearing the name of Ramesses IX, gold utensilsand (on the left hand wall) the King making offerings to the sacred barque of Amun and the statues of his ancestors. Fine decorated ceiling.