A wall painting found in the tomb of Amun-Em-Ipet that shows a number of scenes, including offerings being made to the gods.Image credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
Posted on 11/12/2025 5:25:50 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered three New Kingdom tombs,,. The burials were found within a cemetery now known as Dra Abu el-Naga, which is near modern-day Luxor (ancient Thebes).
The three deceased individuals, all men, each held important roles in ancient Egypt's temples and grain silos. So it's no surprise they were buried at the Dra Abu el-Naga cemetery, which is located near the Nile and is a necropolis for important non-royal people.
One of the tombs belongs to a man named "Amun-Em-Ipet" who served in a temple or estate that was dedicated to Amun, a god associated with ancient Thebes, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a translated statement. The man lived during the 19th dynasty...
The tomb contains a small courtyard, a hallway and a burial chamber. The surviving wall paintings depict banquets, funerary offerings and a funerary procession. At a later time, his tomb was re-occupied by other individuals and another hallway was built.
The two other tombs date to the early part of the 18th dynasty... One is of a man named Baki, who was a supervisor of grain silos. His tomb has a corridor-shaped courtyard that connects to a second courtyard, which in turn has an entrance that leads to an unfinished chapel with a burial shaft.
The other early 18th-dynasty tomb belongs to a man named "Es," who had a number of different titles that indicate he was a scribe and a supervisor in a temple of Amun. The tomb has an entrance hall, a small courtyard and a series of unfinished chambers along with a burial shaft.
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A wall painting found in the tomb of Amun-Em-Ipet that shows a number of scenes, including offerings being made to the gods.Image credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
Cool. There have to be more, they just have to be discovered.
Bubba Ho-Tep?
He’s probably there somewhere!
I wonder what happened that resulted in their tombs being unfinished?
With the kings, it usually happened if they died before the work was finished. In the case of Tutankhamen, for instance, he died before his tomb was ready, so the vizier, Ay, took another tomb (a smaller one) that was closer to completion, had it quickly finished and gave a lavish burial for Tut there. Then Ay kept the original royal tomb for his own burial.
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