TOMBS OF THE NOBLES - THEBES AMENEMONET TT 277 The tomb of Amenemonet presents interesting scenes, notably the rare descent of the mummy toward the vault, and a rare production of royal statuaries in painted wood of Amenophis III and queen Tiy and it informs us of the ceremonials of the funerary temples of Thebes. AMENEMHAT TT 82 The exceptional character of this monument resides in the contrast between an amazingly archaic artistic style for the time and a very learned elaborate religious iconography. It is also one of the best sources from the New Kingdom for the representation of musicians. BENIA TT 343 Better known as Pahekamen, the tomb of this overseer of construction works dates from the 18th Dynasty. It uses the classical inverted "T"-shape and is decorated throughout. DJEHUTYMES  TT 295 This small tomb kept its beautiful colours and notably a remarkable ceiling. DJEHUTY and DJEHUTYEMHEB TT 45 Two generations of priest of Thoth followed each other in this tomb, with a 170 years gap! One can easily follow the decor which belongs each, which allows comparison between the periods of Amenhotep II and the one of Ramesses II. DJESERKARESENEB TT 38 The tomb is one of the large number of tombs constructed in Thebes for the civil servants of Ancient Egypt. It is often reproduced because it is considered as particularly representative of Egyptian painting. HOREMHEB TT 78 The tomb of Horemheb provides splendid motifs in very expensive blue and green pigments. This high ranking character exercised numerous functions, notably military. In the painting of a hunt and fishing the artist express himself with such manifest joy showing his real talent for nature.     AMENHOTEP (aka. HUY) TT 40 Huy occupied the very important posts of governor of the countries of the South and especially of viceroy of Nubia. His tomb constitutes a source of teachings unequalled, concerning the position of viceroy in its heyday; for the most part, they are illustrated only here. KHERUEF TT 192 In spite of the degradation of tomb 192, it remains the one of the most important burials on a religious and historic level of the Theban necropolis and the largest private tomb of the XVIIIth Dynasty. KHONSU TT 31 The tomb of Khonsu is one of the only ones where one finds represented the solemn navigation of the god Montu. KYKY (aka. SAMUT) TT 409 Kyky had important economic responsibilities in Amun's domain at Karnak, notably in the management of livestock. Literate and well versed in religious literature, his devotion for the goddess Mut made him write very beautiful hymns in her honour on the walls of his vault. MENNA TT 69 The small tomb of Menna is decorated with extremely neat scenes, make by a master draftsman. It provides an irreplaceable directory of scenes of everyday life and of funerary customs for all the publications on Egyptian art. NAKHT TT 52 The tomb of Nakht, although very small in size, includes some of the most beautiful paintings of the Theban tombs. Their freshness of colour remains astounding. NAKHTAMON TT 341 A quite unequalled aspect has been given to Nakhtamon in the expression of the his subterranian transmutation. Moreover, individual clergymen are represented. They are indeed strange with their pear shaped skulls, not found anywhere but here. NEFERENPET (aka. KENRO) TT 178 His tomb has an unusual feature is that the decoration has been entirely finished, and the statues rough-hewn out of the living limestone have been carefully remodelled in stucco and then painted and ornamented. NEFERSEKHERU TT 296 This tomb is probably that of the successor to Neferrenpet (TT178) and is located in the same courtyard. The artwork was almost certainly produced by the same workshop. Again, the decoration of its main chamber was fully completed. PAIRY TT 139 The magnificent tomb of Pairy was devastated 8 years ago, flooded by one of the rare but cataclysmic local storms of the Theban region. OsirisNet.net is showing you the monument as it was before the flooding... and will never be again despite partial restoration. PANEHESY TT 16 His name means "the Nubian", attesting to his ethnic origin. "Head of the chantresses of the dresser for water of Amon", he was also "Prophet of Square of Amenhotep I" RAMOSE TT 55 Ramose was a vizier at first under the administration of Amenhotep III then his son Amenhotep IV before he became Akhenaton. His tomb gives a good account of this dualism. It engravings are among the finest of all Egyptian art. REKHMIRE TT 100 The tomb mainly owes its notoriety to an iconography of a rigorous classicism combined with an exceptional richness with regard to the scenes illustrating the professional life of a vizier or the unfolding of many funerary rituals. ROY TT 255 The tomb of Roy, which has just recently been reopened to the public, is a little marvel and could represent for the tombs of the noble what that of Nefertari represents for the sovereigns, so much quality and the freshness of its decorations are exceptional. SENNEFER TT 96B The tomb of Sennefer is justifiably famous for its ceiling and the quality of its reliefs, as also its state of conservation. The craftsmen exploited the irregularity of that it to decorate it with vines, from where the monument gets its name "Tomb to the vines". SHUROY TT 13 The tomb of Shuroy forms part, with that of Roy, of the two tombs restored and opened since 2002 in Dra Abou el Naga. It is unfinished, with only few texts. The restoration is however of a beautiful quality and the freshness of the colours is astonishing. USERHAT TT 51 In this beginning of the 19th Dynasty the artistic view of the years of Amenophis IV are very much present in the iconography and one finds in some imagery the charm and life of this close past. USERHAT TT 56 The tomb of a soldier, close to king Amenhotep II, his career was brilliant. The paintings of the central part of the wall south of his tomb give a unusual detailed insight into the life of soldiers whom Userhat commanded.