TT120
The Theban Tomb TT120 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The tomb is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Anen who was the brother of Queen Tiye, and became Chancellor of Lower Egypt, Second Prophet of Amun, sem-priest of Heliopolis, and Divine Father under the reign of the Amenhotep III. The tomb is currently (as of 2008) being excavated by Lyla Pinch Brock.
| Theban tomb TT120 | |||
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| Burial site of Anen | |||
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| Location | Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis | ||
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| Anen in hieroglyphs |
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One scene in the tomb shows king Amenhotep III sitting with his wife Tiye. In front of them was depicted Anen. His figure was already destroyed in ancient times.[2]
References
- Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 234
- Earl Ertman, Lyla Pinch-Brock: A crown of Queen Tiye in the Theban tomb of Anen, in: Egyptian Archaeology, 33 (autumn 2008), 16-17
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