Thursday, July 27, 2023

Tomb of Ay

Luckily our driver came to pick us and send us back to the Tomb of Ay. This is the finest tomb in Amarna in terms of preservation and workmanship. Ay was a vizier of Akhenaten. He became pharoah upon the death of Tutankhamun and was buried in the Valley of the Kings in Thebes.


The tomb is behind her













Cartouches on the pillar





Unfinished pillars





Ay and his wife Tiye





A fine carving of Ay's hair





Akhenaten and Nefertiti worshipping Aten


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