Tomb of Khonsu “To, Ta” – TT31 in Tombs of Sheikh Abdel Gorna – Theban Tombs, Luxor, Egypt – Egyptian Tombs
The most famous Egyptian Pharaonic tombs for the nobles in the Ancient Egypt civilization and more about Ancient Egypt History,
The tomb of the famous scribe Khonsu was discovered in Luxor, which was abundant in Qurna on the West Bank in the city of Luxor, where there were a very large number of ancient Egyptian tombs and Egyptian Temples.
Tomb of Khonsu Facts
However, the recent discovery of the tomb of the royal scribe Khonsu was at the same time a strong indication that there were a large number of such tombs that were still buried in the sand at the same time, and were not being discovered later..
The archaeological mission from Japan had also revealed in the Al-Khokha area in Qurna, located on the west bank of Luxor, that there is a new tomb belonging to a specific person, but he held the position of the king’s scribe, and his name is the priest Khonsu..
The tomb of the priest Khonsu was located opposite the tombs of the nobles, and it is likely that it will later date back to The Ramesside Period, the beginning of the rule of the Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty, which included that time period for both the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt under the rule of King Ramses III, the most famous of the Egyptian Pharaohs kings (1314-1200 BC) and the Twentieth Dynasty “The New Kingdom“(1186-1072 BC), whose kings bore the name of King Ramses III..
Important scenes and inscriptions on the tomb
During the survey and then archaeological cleaning work that the archaeological mission was carrying out in the eastern part of the front courtyard area in the tomb of the priest Khonsu, which is called “Oserhat”, it was found that there was at the same time a large opening, but it was carved in the northern wall, indicating the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt.
Then it became clear that it was an opening that reached the southern wall of that transverse hall in the new tomb that belonged to the priest Khonsu, the king’s scribe, indicating the development of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt.
What does that tomb contain?
The ancient tomb of the priest Khonsu also contains a very large number of the most important of these wonderful scenes and extremely important inscriptions, one of which was a relief located on the northern wall of the entrance door to the place, but it depicted the sun boat of the God Atum – God Ra, the most famous of the Egyptian deities – Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses in the Ancient Egyptian religion“.
Note: Facts and secrets of the history will be added soon…
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