TT219
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TT219, or "Tomb of Nebenmaat”, is the tomb of the ancient Egyptian artisan Nebenmaat and members of his family in Deir el-Medina, near modern Luxor, Egypt. Nebenmaat was the son of the owner of tomb TT218, Amennakht who, as Nebenmaat's father, was the first to build his tomb in this area. Tomb TT219 along with the neighbouring family tombs TT218 and TT220 was discovered in 1928 by the French Egyptologist Bernard Bruyère.
TT219, or "Tomb of Nebenmaat”, is the tomb of the ancient Egyptian artisan Nebenmaat and members of his family in Deir el-Medina, near modern Luxor, Egypt. Nebenmaat was the son of the owner of tomb TT218, Amennakht who, as Nebenmaat's father, was the first to build his tomb in this area. Tomb TT219 along with the neighbouring family tombs TT218 and TT220 was discovered in 1928 by the French Egyptologist Bernard Bruyère.
Architecture of TT219
and Sekhmet in the afterlife in Theban Tomb TT219. in Theban Tomb TT219 As noted, Tomb TT219 is part of a single complex with the adjacent TT218 and TT220 of Nebenmaat's father Amennakht and brother Khaemteri respectively. These are three distinct external chapels which correspond to a single underground funerary apartment which is accessed from a well located in the courtyard in front of the three burials, and specifically a short distance from the entrance to TT218.
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