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TT. 279 - Pabasa, was chief steward of the god's wife in the temple of 26th dynasty pharaoh Psammetichus, who ruled around 664 -610 B.C.
You reach this tomb from the car park to Hatshepsut temple, and you purchase the entrance ticket from the Hatshepsut ticket booth. |
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This is the entrance to the tomb
of Pabasa - TT 279. After you reach the first doorway there are more steps that lead to a second doorway, and that is the actual entrance to the first chamber. The carving around this doorway is really excellent. |
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This is the first chamber, which has bas relief's on every wall. Here you can clearly see the way through to the sun court. |
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This is the sun court which is at the centre of the tomb
of Pabasa - TT 279.
There are columns and much colour on both sides of this court, with the entrance on the left of this picture, and the doorway through to the burial chamber on the right.
The detail here is of a very high quality. |
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In this picture the colour behind the columns is more apparent.
The court features the ancient Egyptian falcon god Re-Harakhti, and the various people Pabasa served. The columns are also very interesting and depict wine making, beekeeping, fruit picking, and fishing, as well as Pabasa being prepared for the afterlife. |
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Detail of the beekeeping section of one of the columns, in the sun court in the tomb
of Pabasa - TT 279. |
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Even the ceiling decoration is well preserved, and with each column being different it is impossible to take it all in with just one visit. |
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After leaving the sun court you enter a columned room. This in turn leads you through to the burial chamber.
This room is not in as good a condition as the sun court, but there are some interesting sections, such as the one shown here. |
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This is the very far end of the tomb. The light just through the doorway, highlights the shaft to the burial chamber. |
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