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  • Opening the Tomb of Petamenophis in Luxor: A First Look [Dec 2005]

    02/18/2007 9:25:28 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies · 301+ views
    Tour Egypt ^ | December 7, 2005 | Jane Akshar
    The tomb is hugely significant, being, well huge. At this point, it is the largest tomb in Egypt and yet we really do not know why the owner of it was so blessed, but perhaps future work may reveal this secret. Indeed, he was a high official, describing himself as "Sealbearer and Sole Beloved Friend, Lector and Scribe of the Records in the Sight of the King". In this inscription the king is not named, but there is an inscription in the northern part of the great outer courtyard, discovered by Lepsius, with a cartouche containing the name of a...