TT255

Theban tomb
25°44′15″N 32°37′28″E / 25.7375°N 32.6245°E / 25.7375; 32.6245LocationDra' Abu el-Naga', Theban Necropolis
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Roy and Nebtawy
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The Theban Tomb TT255 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The sepulchre is the burial place of Roy, a royal scribe, and his wife Nebtawy (nicknamed Tawy), who lived at the end of the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Horemheb. In addition to being a scribe, Roy was an overseer of the estates of both Horemheb and the god Amun.[1]

The tomb is small, consisting of only one chamber with a stele niche and burial shaft, but it is well decorated.[1] It is one of two tombs in Dra' Abu el-Naga' that is open to the public.[2]

Gallery

  • A vivid relief of TT255 depicting Roy and his wife in the afterlife.
    A vivid relief of TT255 depicting Roy and his wife in the afterlife.
  • Another relief of TT255 showing Roy and his wife in the afterlife
    Another relief of TT255 showing Roy and his wife in the afterlife

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Porter, Bertha; Moss, Rosalind L. B. Moss (1960). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings I. The Theban Necropolis Part 1. Private Tombs (PDF) (1970 reprint ed.). Oxford: Griffith Institute. pp. 339–340. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Tomb of Roy (TT255)". Egyptian Monuments. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

Further reading

  • Foucart, George; Baud, Marcelle; Drioton, Etienne (1928). "Tombes thébaines Nécropole de Dirâ Abû'n-Naga: Le tombeau de Roÿ (1928)". Mémoires publiés par les membres de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale (in French). 57. Le Caire: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Tomb of Roy TT255 at Wikimedia Commons