Tomb of Menna in Luxor Egypt | TT69 | Facts Theban Necropolis.

The Pharaonic tomb of Menna | The secrets of the most important Pharaonic Tombs Nobles in the Theban Necropolis “Thebes” of Luxor Ancient Egypt.

History Of Egyptian & the construction of the most important archaeological tombs in the Tombs of Sheikh Abdel Gorna in Luxor and the drawings and scenes that it contains tell us about daily life and its activities such as farming and harvesting  among the ancient Egyptians and more to start your tourist Luxor City & Things to Do in Egypt.

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Facts about Tomb of Menna in Luxor Egypt:

  1. Grave number =  TT69.
  2. It was discovered that the looters erased the facial features of all the drawings and scenes on all the walls, and they also erased the name of the God Amon from the walls to escape the crime penalty of vandalizing a grave in the second life after death.
  3. The plan of Menna’s tomb   follows the same architectural designs of the tombs of the nobles in the New Kingdom era in the shape of the letter T.
  4. The scenes and drawings in Menna’s tomb are like those in Tomb of Nakht concerning the daily life of agriculture and hunting in the civilization of ancient Egypt.
  5. Menna’s wife was called Henout-Tawi or Shamon Amon, she was discovered a small statue currently on display at the Egyptian Museum.
  6. The inscription of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead is considered one of the most famous scenes of the tomb of Menna, which depicts Osiris, the god of the dead of the ancient Egyptians, weighing the heart of the late “of Menna” against the pen of justice.
  7. It was discovered that the tomb was built and decorated during the reign of King Amenophis III.
  8. The texts engraved on the walls of the tomb that Menna had 5 children, two sons, Si and Khaa, and 3 daughters, Amon-em-oueskhet, Nehmit and Kasi.
  9. The tomb has not been fully completed but retains very beautiful scenes and inscriptions.
  10. The Egyptian government made the glass protection to protect the reliefs after they were damaged by the breath of visitors and moisture from the air.

Who was Menna?

  • Menna was a high-ranking statesman at the time of King Thutmose IV of the 18th Dynasty, where he worked as head of the warehouses of the royal fields.
  • Menna worked as a tax collection supervisor.
  • He worked as a scribe and supervisor of the fields belonging to King Thutmose IVEgyptian Pharaohs kings” and the temple of Amun-Ra.
  • He oversaw the committees that measured the fields.
  • He brought criminals to justice.
  • He carried out field inspections and recorded crop yields each year.

The Titles that Menna wore during his life:

  • The scribe.
  • The Supervisor of the fields of Amun.
  • The supervisor of Amun’s ploughs.
  • Supervise the Lord’s fields of both countries.
  • The scribe of the fields of the Lord of the Lands to the south and north.
  • The scribe of the Lord of the Lands.

The interior plan of Tomb of Menna:

  1. An outdoor courtyard.
  2. A secondary room.
  3. A long corridor.
  4. A burial chamber.
  5. A ramp leading to the burial chamber.
  6. A double statue of Menna and his wife.

Inscriptions and funerary paintings in the secondary room – Tomb of Menna:

First row entry:

You will see scenes in 4 rows one above the other, where Menna is depicted at the beginning of the inscription supervising the workers to start planting the earth, then one of the workers kissing his feet and then a standing view looking at the ships.

Second row entry:

There is another inscription where Menna waits for his cart, then an inscription of the stages of wheat registration in the silos, then another inscription while one of the workers provides her with refreshments, then the view of the stages of the entire wheat harvest with the presence of cattle such as cows.

Third row inscriptions:

You will see the steps of transporting wheat after harvesting it from the Pharaohs, as well as drawings of two girls playing with the other and an inscription of a worker sleeping in the shade ofa tree and the last exempted worker on the flute machine.

Inscriptions in the fourth row:

The inscription shows the stages of tillage and sowing carried out by the ancient Egyptians, as well as a view of a girl removing a thorn stuck in the foot of another girl.

You will see an inscription of Menna standing with his daughters wearing Hathoric chains as well as a view with his wife while offering offerings and worshipping the god Osiris.

Osiris is painted on the walls, sitting in his chapel wearing   his white crown holding the shepherd’s cane and the pharaonic fleo as well as his face colored in black and his body is wrapped  in the white strips of mummification.

You will see an inscription of a group of workers carrying flowers as well as incomplete scenes  of a gathering of Menna with his relatives and family, following the  scenes, you will see on the walls drawings of Menna with his children and wife and people  growing flowers in addition to an inscription on the right wall of God Anubis with God Osiris and on the opposite wall we find the drawings of God Ra and the poplar of  Menna and the goddess Hathor and then scenes of Menna with his wife  praying to the gods and then the inscription of a meeting for a family meal.

Tomb of Menna – Longitudinal room:

You will see an inscription of a group of people carrying offerings and funeral furniture as well as a group of boats intended to carry the mummy’s coffin.

The sea boat was drawn in the belief that it carried a naos containing the coffin to the god of the Cemetery Anubis.

You will see an inscription showing justice for the ancient Egyptians, where Menna is present before the gods to record the weight of his heart, where the heart was pulled on the palm and the other armband contains the symbol “The  Goddess of Justice and Induction” in the presence of Osiris.

On the right wall you will see the scenes of the sacred journey to the Abydos region as well as a worship ritual in front of a pharaonic mummy, then there is an inscription on how birds and fish are hunted in the lakes and swamps of the Pharaonic papyrus.

You’ll see an inscription of Menna and his daughter picking lotus flower buds, a crocodile holding a fish, and a sight of the ferret trying to catch the birds.

You will see an inscription of a group of people offering offering offerings to the deceased, and then enter a double statue of Menna and his wife.

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

The address of Tomb of Menna:

The cemetery of Sheikh Abdel Gurna The Tombs of Deir Al-Madina Thebes, west bank of the Nile in Luxor, Egypt.

Dates of visit to Tomb of Menna:

  • Sunday: 6am to 4pm
  • Monday: 6am to 4pm
  • Tuesday: 6am to 4pm
  • Wednesday: 6am to 4pm
  • Thursday: 6am to 4pm
  • Friday: 6am to 4pm
  • Saturday: 6am to 4pm.

Entrance ticket prices to Tomb of Menna:

  • Entrance ticket price for foreign tourists = 60 Egyptian pounds
  • Entrance ticket price for foreign students = 30 Egyptian pounds
  • Price of an entrance ticket for Egyptians = 10 Egyptian pounds
  • The price of the entrance ticket for the Egyptian student = 5 Egyptian pounds.

 

Author & Writer Tomb of Menna: Tamer Ahmed Abd elfatah Yousif

 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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