The Tomb of Pharaoh's Chancellor Senneferi at Thebes (TT99)

Nigel Strudwick

• Publisher: Oxbow Books
• Year: 2016
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785703324
• Subtopic: Egyptian Ancient History
• Index: Social Sciences

Senneferi was the chancellor of the king in Thebes (modern Luxor) in the reign of Thutmose III (c. 1430 BC). His large but badly damaged tomb lies in the hill of Sheikh Abdel Qurna on the West Bank at Luxor. This first of two volumes focuses on the use of the tomb complex during the New Kingdom, especially the 18th dynasty (c. 1550–1300 BC). It begins with an account of Senneferi himself, looking at his career, his family and other monuments made in his name as far apart as Gebel Silsila in southern Egypt and the Sinai peninsula. The central section deals with the development of the layout of the tomb during this period and its recent exploration, including a detailed reconstruction of its history from 1430 BC to the 20th century AD. The remaining chapters detail the decoration and finds from the excavations, including a painted statue of Senneferi's son-in-law and a unique set of implements from the Opening of the Mouth ritual, as well as possibly the largest ceramic assemblage yet known in a tomb of this date. This book presents the results of the detailed analysis of what at first sight appear to be unpromising finds and reveals new insights into burial practices at the height of the 18th dynasty.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyrights
• Contents
• List of tables
• List of scenes and texts
• List of figures
• List of line plates
• List of colour plates
• Bibliography
• Preface
• Introduction: Nigel Strudwick
• Senneferi, his family and related monuments: Nigel Strudwick
• The geological and geographical setting of TT99: Helen Strudwick and Trevor F. Emmett
• The tomb, its architecture and history: Helen Strudwick and Nigel Strudwick
• The decoration of the Chapel: Nigel Strudwick
• The decorative programme, painting styles and colours: Nigel Strudwick
• Papyri und Leichentuch aus Shaft I: Irmtraut Munro
• The coffins from Shaft I: John H. Taylor
• The ceramics from Shaft I: Pamela Rose
• The hieratic jar labels: B. Bohleke
• Small finds from Shaft I and an overview of the burial assemblage of Senneferi:
• The ceramics from Shaft H: Pamela Rose
• The human and animal remains from Shafts I and H 315: Tony Waldron
• Line plates
• Colour plates