Thebes - Cemetery of Deir el-Medina
To the south of the temple, in the valley between the western hills and the Hill of Ournet Murai, are the remains of a settlement occupied during the New Kingdom by artists and workmen engaged in the construction of the royal and private tombs. On the west side of the valley is the Cemetery of Deir el-Medina, with many rock tombs, mostly belonging to officials of the necropolis during the 19th and 20th Dynasties, together with a few dating from the 18th.
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In the tombs of the Ramessid period the scenes of everyday life which are the great attraction of the 18th Dynasty tombs are almost wholly absent, giving place to conventional representations of offerings and funeral rites and scenes from the "Book of the Dead".
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Tomb of lpuy
To the north of the Tomb of Nekht-Amun, in the highest row of tombs, is No. 217, the Tomb of lpuy, a sculptor (19th Dynasty). On the right hand end wall are interesting scenes depicting the preparation of a tomb (carpenters at work on two chapels). On the right hand entrance wall are scenes from everyday life (craftsmen at work, fishing).
Tomb of Kha
To the south of the Tomb of Nefrabet, up the hill, is No. 8, the Tomb of Kha (reign of Amenophis II). The vaulted chamber has an attractively decorated ceiling. The rich grave goods found in this tomb are now in the Museo Egizio in Turin.
Tomb of Sennutem
Going up the hill from the valley bottom, we come to No. 1, the Tomb of Sennutem, of the Ramessid period, with a vaulted tomb chamber. It has reliefs and paintings on religious themes, including a fine representation of a funeral banquet. The rich contents of the tomb, which was discovered in 1886, are now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
