TT23
| Theban tomb TT23 | |
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| Burial site of Tjay or Thay called To | |
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| Location | Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis |
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| Thay called To in hieroglyphs | ||||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||
The
Merenptah
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Thay was the son of the scribe of soldiers Khaemteri and Tamy. Two wives are mentioned in TT23. Thay is shown with a wife named Raya, who was chief of the harem of Sobek and another wife who is called Nebettawy.[1]
Within the tomb there is an image of a scene showing the tomb owner being rewarded while before
Merenptah.[2]
See also
- N. de Garis Davies – Nina and Norman de Garis Davies, Egyptologists
- List of Theban tombs
References
- ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 38–41
- ISBN 8763505347[Retrieved 2015-07-11]
- Theban Tombs – A list of the tombs and tomb-chapels allotted numbers University College London 2013 (shows : Tjay – TT23)
External links
- Scans of Norman and Nina De Garis Davies' tracings of Theban Tomb 23
- B.M. Adams – Tjay Tomb TT23 - Khokha/Sheik Abd el-Qurna published by B.M.Adams 02.10.2014 using weebly – shows 27 photographs of the tomb, (Beware: some of the photohraphs presented in this webpage are not from TT 23 but of nearby tomb TT 107 of Nefershekheru, royal scribe during the reign of Amenhotep III.)