TT81

The Theban Tomb TT81 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Ineni and his family.cite book | author= Weigall, Arthur | title=A Guide to the Antiquities of Upper Egypt|publisher=Mentheun & Co| location=London| year = 1910| id = ISBN 1-4253-3806-2 | pages=pp.133-137]

Description

Layout

The mortuary chapel consists of a gallery cut into the rock, the roof of which is supported by 6 square pillars. From this gallery leads a chamber, at the end of which is a group of 4 statues.

Decoration

The rear of the pillars retain their decoration, the southern most of which has hunting scenes, in which Ineni was depicted running (his figure has been largely destroyed) which a bow, hunting with dogs and catching a female Hyena. The next column shows Ineni in an orchard and garden. [cite book|title=Who's Who in Ancient Egypt|author=Michael Rice|pages=p.78|publisher=Routledge|id=ISBN 0415154480|year=2001|location=London] The third column shows Ineni seated before offerings, including baskets of grapes, bread, meat, vases of wine, etc. The subsequent pillars show Ineni in fields, both before and after harvesting, a group of labourers working with pitchforks.

The inner chamber is decorated with scenes of Ineni and his family, and ends with a group of four statues, depicting Ineni, his wife Thuau, his father, also called Ineni and Ineni's sister Aahhotep.

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