Tomb of Menna in Tombs of Sheikh Abdel Gorna – Theban TombsLuxor, Egypt – Egyptian Tombs.

The most famous Egyptian Pharaonic tombs The writer Menna in the ancient Egyptian civilization, worked as the general supervisor of agriculture in ancient Egypt in the agricultural fields during the reign of King Thutmose IV and then King Amenhotep III, the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in The New Kingdom of Egypt.

Secrets of the most important tombs of the noble pharaohs in Deir el-Medina, the ancient Egyptian civilization, discover the history of the pharaonic civilization to build the most important archaeological tombs in the Sheikh Abd al-Qurna cemetery in Luxor.

What it contains of drawings and scenes that tell us about the methods of Agriculture in Ancient Egypt and harvesting in the daily life of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and more to start your tourist trip and visit the tourist attractions in Egypt in addition to learning about the distinctive tourist attractions in Luxor & Ancient Egypt History.

Tomb of Menna Facts

Cemetery number:TT69.

It was discovered that there is someone who hates us, he erased our face from all the drawings and scenes on the walls completely in addition to removing the name of the God Amun, the most famous Egyptian deities – Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses in the Ancient Egyptian religion, from the walls to prevent us and torture him in the afterlife as in the stories of Ancient Egyptian Literature and the legends of the pharaohs “Egyptian Mythology“.

The design of the tomb is the same as the architectural designs of the tombs of the New Kingdom era of the Pharaohs on the letter T, indicating the development of the craft of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt and the engineering of Architecture in ancient Egypt.

The scenes and drawings of the tomb of Menna are similar to the scenes of the Tomb of Nakht and Tawy “wife” – TT52 about the Social Structure in Ancient Egypt, daily farming and hunting in the ancient Egyptian Pharaonic civilization..

A wife of ours called Henuttawy or Chamun Amun, a small statue of her was discovered and is currently on display in The Egyptian MuseumMuseums in Cairo” in Tahrir Square.

The inscription of the ancient Egyptian The Book of the Dead is considered one of the most famous scenes in the tomb of Menna, which represents God Osiris, the god of the dead in ancient Egypt, weighing the heart of the deceased “Menna” against the feather of justice, Maat, the symbol of Law in Ancient Egypt.

It was discovered that the tomb was built and decorated during the reign of King Amenhotep III, one of the most famous ancient pharaohs..

It was discovered from the tomb that Menna had 5 children, 2 sons Si and Kha and 3 daughters Amenemuiskhet, Nehemet, and Kasi..

The tomb is not fully finished but retains some very beautiful scenery and inscriptions..

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Egyptian government built a glass wall to protect the drawings on the walls after they were damaged by visitors’ breath and humidity in the air after listening to the opinions of Egyptology and archaeologists..

Who is one of us?

One of the great statesmen of the era of Tomb of Thutmose IV + Prince Amenemhat son of Thutmose III, and Princess Tentamun | KV43 “He has the tomb of Thutmose IV within the tombs of the Valley of the Kings” of the 18th Dynasty, where he worked as a clerk to store the royal fields.

One of us worked as a supervisor for collecting money and taxes..

He worked as a scribe and supervisor of the fields belonging to King Thutmose IV and the Temple of Amun- God Ra..

He supervised the delegations that measured the fields..

He was bringing defaulters and criminals to justice..

He was doing field inspections and recording the harvest yield every year and it was recorded on the walls of the Manna cemetery..

Titles he got from us:

author.

Amon Fields Supervisor.

Supervisor of Amun’s Plows.

Supervisor of the fields of the Lord of the two countries.

Writer of the fields of the Lord of the Southern and Northern Lands as in the Geography of ancient Egypt.

Writer of the Lord of the Earths.

Map of the cemetery of Manna from the inside:

outdoor patio.

cross room.

Long hall.

central shrine.

A sloping passage leads to the burial chamber..

Statue of Manna and his wife.

Tomb inscriptions and panels in the transverse chamber:

First row engraving:

You will see scenes in 4 rows above each other in the tomb of Menna, where Menna stands at the beginning of the inscription supervising the workers to start cultivating the land, then one of the workers kisses his feet, then a scene of him standing watching the ships..

Second row engraving:

There is another engraving where a man stands waiting for his cart, then an engraving of the stages of recording wheat in the warehouses, then another engraving of a worker offering him refreshments, then a view of the stages of all the wheat crops with the presence of livestock such as cows..

Third row engraving:

You will see the stages of transporting wheat after harvesting it in the Pharaohs, in addition to drawings of two girls playing with each other, an engraving of a worker sleeping under the shade of a tree, and another worker playing the flute..

Fourth row inscription – Mona’s tomb

The engraving shows the stages of ploughing and sowing that the ancient Egyptians used to do, in addition to a scene of a girl removing a thorn stuck in another girl’s foot..

You will see a relief of Menen standing with his daughters holding the chains of Hathor, in addition to a scene with his wife while offering sacrifices and worshipping the god Osiris..

Osiris is depicted on the walls, sitting on his cabin with the Atef crown and holding the crooked staff and the pharaonic flail, in addition to painting his face black and wearing white Clothing in ancient Egypt.

You will see an engraving of a group of workers carrying flowers in addition to incomplete scenes of a gathering of Menna with his relatives and family. Moving forward a little, you will see on the walls drawings of Menna with his sons and wife and people making flowers in addition to an engraving on the right wall of the God Anubis with the god Osiris.

On the opposite wall we find drawings of the god Ra, God Horus Akhty and the God Hathor, then scenes of Menna in a state of worshipping a god with his wife, then an engraving of a family gathering at a dining table..

Longitudinal Hall – Tomb of Menna:

You will see an engraving of a group of people carrying offerings and funerary furniture, in addition to a group of boats and sea vessels that were designated to carry the pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Coffins and the Mummy of the pharaohs..

The ship was drawn in the belief that it was carrying the sarcophagus containing the coffin to the god of the necropolis, Anubis.“

You will see an engraving that illustrates justice in ancient Egypt, where a man stands with Thoth to record the weight of the heart, where the heart is drawn on one side and the other side contains Maat, the god of justice and incitement, in the presence of Osiris..

On the right wall of the tomb of Menna, you will see scenes of the holy journey to The Temple of Abydos area in Sohag, in addition to worship rituals in front of a pharaonic mummy.

Then there is an engraving of how to hunt birds and fish in the pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Papyrus lakes and swamps..

You will see a carving of a man and his daughter picking The Egyptian Lotus Flower buds, a crocodile holding a fish and a scene of a mongoose trying to hunt birds..

You will see a carving of a group of people offering sacrifices to the deceased, then we enter a statue of Menna and his wife..

On the ceiling of the tomb you will see drawings of decorative tools and clothing that were used in the Pharaonic civilization..

Mona Cemetery Address:

Sheikh Abd al-Qurna Necropolis, Deir el-Medina, Thebes, West Bank of Luxor, Egypt.

Visiting hours of the cemetery of Manna:

Daily: 6 am to 4 pm

Menna Cemetery Entrance Ticket Prices:

Note: Facts and secrets of the history will be added soon…

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Tomb of Menna TT69 Luxor Egypt | Tombs of the Pharaonic Nobles

Tomb of Menna TT69 Luxor Egypt | Tombs of the Pharaonic Nobles

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