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TT. 359 - Inherkhau lived and worked in Deir El Medina during the times of the20th dynasty pharaohs Ramses IV, V, VI and VII.
Your ticket, which you must purchase from the main ticket office, includes access to the workers village, the ptolemaic temple at the far end of the village as well as the Theban tomb of Sennedjem - TT. 1. |
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This is the first chamber of Inherkhau's tomb. Anubis welcomes you and Inherkhau and his wife are pictured kneeling. |
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A close up of ceiling detail in the first chamber. This complete panel contains 52 bulls heads in 4 rows.
There are several ceiling panels in this chamber each with a different design. |
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In the second and final chamber Inherkhau and his wife are shown sitting with four of their grandchildren each of whom holds a bird which signifies that these grandchildren were alive when this painting was made. |
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In this famous scene from the tomb the “cat of Heliopolis” kills the snake, Apophis, who is the mortal enemy of the sun god. |
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Inherkhau and his wife sit listening to a harp being played and appear to enjoy the music as they both smile.
It is normal to show a harpist with his eyes shut to represent blindness or extreme concentration but here the eye is painted open. |
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Inherkhau kneels before one of a pair of lions that are sitting back to back.
Between the lions an ankh hangs from the centre of the hieroglyphic symbol for horizon with the sun above. |
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Detail from the ceiling of the tomb. |
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A priest wearing a falcon mask performs the Opening of the Mouth ceremony on the mummy of Inherkhau. |
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