Global InformationTT49 information
| Theban tomb TT49 | |
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| Burial site of Neferhotep | |
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| Location | El-Khokha, Theban Necropolis |
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| Neferhotep in hieroglyphs | |||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||
The Theban Tomb TT49 is located in El-Khokha. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. TT49 was the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Neferhotep, who was a Chief Scribe of Amun. Neferhotep lived during the reign of Tutankhamen, Ay and Horemheb, at the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He was a son of Neby, who was a servant of Amun and the lady Iuy. His wife was named Merytre [1]
- ^ a b Porter and Moss, "Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis" (PDF), Vol. 1, Part 1, pp. 91–95.