Gurob, also known as Ghurab, Medinet Gurob or Kom Medinet Gurob is an archaeological site in Egypt, close to the Fayum. In the New Kingdom it was the place of a palace and was called Merwer.
The remains were several times the target of excavations, the most important on by Guy Brunton and Reginald Engelbach from 11 January - 6 April 1920.[1] The excavations found several cemeteries, some dating back to the Old Kingdom, but most of them belonging to the New Kingdom. Gurob is the provenance of many important finds, including a head of queen Tiye, now in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin.[2] From a papyrus fragment found at the site, it is known that queen Maathorneferure lived here. She was the daughter of a Hittite king and wife of Ramses II.[3] Other notable finds are burials with artistic high quality statuettes, such as the Statuette of the lady Tiye.
The area had a Temple to Neith and mummified Nile perch have been found in its vicinity.[4]
- ^ Gurob, background information
- ^ Ludwig Borchardtː Der Porträtkopf der Königin Teje. Leipzig 1911
- ^ maathorneferu.html Gurob, papyrus 32795
- ^ Baetens, Gert (2013). "The mummified fish of Esna: a case study in animal worship". Goettinger Miszellen: Beitraege zur aegyptologischen Diskussion: 17–23. Retrieved 25 December 2023.