We are going to Bali tomorrow for 5 days. We will be visiting Ubud and the main temples in Bali such as Pura Ulun Danu Batur, Besakih, Pura Taman Ayun, Tanah Lot and Uluwatu.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Tomb of Benia (TT343)
As we walked further up the hill, we reach the second set of tombs. Benia was an Overseer of the craftsmen.
Parents of Benia sitting in front of the offering and watching a musical perfomance
A false door
Benia overseeing safe keeping the weighing and recording of precious stones
Benia seated in front of his offering table
Benia making offering
Barge to Abydos
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Tomb of Khaemhet (TT57)
Khaemhat was a royal scribe. There is not much here except the three pairs of statues.
Khaemhat at the entrance
Khaenhet with his father Imhotep
Khaemhet with his wife
Khaemhet and a woman
Tomb of Userhat (TT56)
Userhat was a royal scribe. This is one of the better preserved tombs here.
The ceiling in this tomb is well preserved
Scenes of offering
Scenes of offering
Userhat and his wife
Scenes of hunting
Funeral procession
Workers bring the belongings of Userhat into the tomb
A soldier on a chariot and below is offering made to Userhat and his wife
The bottom row shows soldiers cutting their hair and top right showing people eating
Monday, September 25, 2023
Tomb of Ramose (TT55)
Ramose was a vizier during the reiign of Pharaohs Amenhotep III and Akhenaten
The tomb has a hypostyle hall with papyrus columns
The funeral procession
Men carrying furniture into the tomb and women mourners
Ramose and his wife together with his brother and his brother's wife with their intricate wigs
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Gurna Tombs
Gurna tombs are part of the Tombs of the Nobles which made up of more than 400 tombs of the Theban nobles and high officials of the New Kingdom. While the royal tombs are hidden in the valley, the tombs of the Nobles are closer to the surface of the hills and overlooking the Nile.
We had to walk up the hill
The car park is in the back
Monday, September 18, 2023
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