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Khnum-nakht had his wrappings removed on 6 May 1908 in a public unwrapping at the Chemistry Lecture Theatre at Manchester University. [1] [13] Nakht-ankh also had his wrappings removed after arriving at Manchester but its unclear when. [1] In 1912 the tomb group was moved to a newly build extension focused on the museum's Egyptian collection. [1]
The Theban Tomb TT52 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 Nakht, an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV (1401–1391 BC or 1397–1388 BC) during the Eighteenth Dynasty, the first dynasty of the New Kingdom.
Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He was buried in the Theban Necropolis in tomb TT52 .
Photos show the vestibule and chapel after decades of restoration work. In one corner of the chapel, a sloping tunnel leads down to the hidden burial chamber. Unlike the rest of the tomb, this ...
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The woman, her organs and even her teeth were remarkably well preserved, allowing researchers to determine that she was about 48 years old and 1.54 meters tall, or about 5 feet, when she died.
Relieved from its 3,000-year duty of guarding the door, a 6-foot-tall statue of King Tutankhamen, made of wood and covered in gold, also came from the tomb, photos from the museum show.
The Theban Tomb TT282 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Nakhtmin, also called Nakht, who lived during the reign of Ramesses II of the 19th Dynasty.