Theban Tombs Index Page
What are the Theban Tombs?
This is a range of well over 400 tombs on the West Bank of Luxor between the workers village of Deir El-Medina, at the southern end, running northwards for just over three kilometres to Dra Abu Al-Naga.
These tombs encompass the Tombs of the Nobles - Scribes, Governors, Mayors and others that held high office, many of which had frequent direct contact with the Pharaoh. The other theban tombs are those of the workers at Deir El-Medina who built the tombs for the Pharaohs but in their spare time built tombs for themselves.
The Theban Tombs are all given the prefix TT. and then numbered. There are well over four hundred with around twenty five of them open to the public. Some of the Theban Tombs are quite amazing whilst others have been lost forever. When you buy tickets they grant you access to one, two or three specific tombs. We have grouped the tombs below to match the entrance tickets.
The Tombs of Shuroy and Roy |
TT. 13 Shuroy
Late 19th or early 20th Dynasty
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TT. 255 Roy
Late 18th and early 19th Dynasties
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The Tombs of Khonsu, Userhat and Benia |
TT. 31 Khonsu
19th Dynasty
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TT. 51 Userhat
19th Dynasty
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TT. 343 Benia
18th Dynasty
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The Tombs of Sennedjem and Inherkhau |
Entrance to the tombs of Sennedjem, Inherkhau and the Ptolemaic temple are included with the ticket to Deir El Medina - the workers village. There are three tombs that are open to visitors but the third - that of Pashedu - requires a separate ticket.
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TT. 1 Sennedjem
Opened in 1886 and the tomb was found to be intact.
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TT. 359 Inherkhau
20th Dynasty
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The Tomb of Pashedu |
TT. 3 Pashedu
19th Dynasty
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More tombs will be here as soon as time allows.
Graham and Pauline
29 November, 2007
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