- TT96
The Theban Tomb TT96 (sometimes known as the "Tomb of the Vineyards" due to its decoration) is located in
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna , part of theTheban Necropolis , on the west bank of theNile , opposite toLuxor .cite book|first=James|last=Baikie|title=Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley|publisher=Methuen|date=1932|pages=p.612-614] It is the burial place of theAncient Egypt ian noble,Sennefer and wife Meryt.The tomb is entered by a steep tunnel, which opens into a low chamber covered with painted decoration. This small chamber shows Sennefer entering the Underworld, with servants carrying boxes and a bed for his tomb.cite book | author= Weigall, Arthur | title=A Guide to the Antiquities of Upper Egypt|publisher=Mentheun & Co| location=London| year = 1910| id = ISBN 1-4253-3806-2|pages=pp.117-120] Passing through this chamber, the main burial chamber is reached through a doorway guarded by jackals [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/human_gallery_03.shtml|title=Voices from Ancient Egypt Gallery|author=John Ray|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-01-20] The south wall show the funeral procession, the west wall shows offerings and the ritual journey to Abydos. The north wall shows Sennefer and his wife worshipping
Osiris andAnubis , it also shows the embalming chamber, and purification of Sennefer and Meryt by a priest of the mortuary temple ofThutmose III . One of decorations has agraffito added at a much later date, showing that the tomb was open during the Greco-Roman period. The east wall again shows scenes of offerings and libation, the false doorway, through which Sennefer and Meryt are shown 'going forth by day'. The ceiling has three lines of hieroglyphic on the ceiling, two between the pillars, and further lines of text at the top of three of the pillars.The pillars show scenes of Meryt offering
myrrh , food offerings and lotus flowers to Sennefer, and scenes with Sennefer seated in the shade of trees with a table of refreshments, the fourth pillar shows Sennefer surrounded by priests while he stands on a hill of sand, part of theopening of the mouth ceremony.References
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