Thursday, May 09, 2013

Tomb of Userhat New Kingdom Dynasty 19 reign of Seti I


TOMB OF WESERHAT, AT THEBES. EAST WALL (DETAIL). THE WIFE AND MOTHER OF WESERHAT. Graphic Work of the Egyptian Expedition. Author Norman de Garis Davies. Publisher 1911-1933., 1911. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Jul 3, 2008. Length 123 pages

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The Theban Tomb is located in El-Khokha, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.  was the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian named Userhat, who was an Overseer of the royal harem. Userhat dates to the time of Amenhotep III from the middle of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. User hat was the son of the judge Neh and his wife Senenu. Userhat's wife was named Maiay.




Period: New Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 19 Reign: reign of Seti I Date: ca. 1294–1279 B.C.. Geography: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes.

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