Tomb of Amun gate's guard uncovered in Luxor

[DJKeefy]

An 18th dynasty tomb belonging to the guard of the ancient god Amun’s gate, Amenhotep, has been discovered in Gorna on Luxor’s west bank.

The tomb was uncovered by an archaeological mission of the American Research Centre in Cairo during excavation work carried out in the Gorna necropolis.

Minister of Antiquities Mamdoud Eldamaty told Ahram Online on Tuesday that the tomb is a T-shaped tomb with two large halls and an unfinished small niche at its end. An entrance leading to a side room with a shaft at its middle is found at the tomb’s southern side. “Such a shaft could lead to the burial chamber,” Eldamaty pointed out.

He went on saying that the tomb’s walls are painted with scenes depicting the tomb’s owner and his wife in front of an offering table. Hunting scenes are also decorating a part of the walls.



Soltan Eid, director of Upper Egypt Antiquities, explained that the tomb was subjected to deterioration and looting in antiquity as some parts of the decoration scenes and hieroglyphic texts are erased as well as the name of god Amun. Such action, asserted Eid, indicates that the tomb was deteriorated during the religious revolution led by monotheistic king Akhenaten who united all ancient Egyptian gods into one called Aten.

The tomb will be subjected to restoration in order to open it to visitors.

Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/124350.aspx

[Who2]

As they say " Whilst the cat's away the mice will play " the cat being the prat-in-the-hat, they are finding sh**loads as we know it's all under one's feet….
Ps: I have a 'X' on a map that puts KV 62 into the shade and there's a lot more than just one.
Pss: It's 'Strange that since 'the prat is no longer in charge they are finding so-much, 'He knew a lot more that he never told us, unless it was just to grow his already inflated ego.
Stan always rated him, but then he never met him 'face to face...

[Brian Yare]

And yet another one a week later in the same courtyard!

The newly discovered tomb dated to New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty and it belongs to a person called “Satmut” and his wife who is called “Ta-kh-at”.

The tomb walls has many daily life scenes in a good condition except the deliberate erasing of inscriptions and texts which is probably happened in ancient times.

http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.nl/2 ... -18th.html has good photographs

[LovelyLadyLux]

Definitely interesting