TT121

Theban tomb TT121
Burial site of Ahmose
Floor plan of TT121
LocationSheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
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N11
ms s
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Ahmose
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The Theban Tomb TT120 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The tomb is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Ahmose, who was the second prophet of Amun-Ra at Karnak and later the first prophet of Amun at Henqet-Ankh, the mortuary temple of Tuthmosis III at Qurnah[2] during the reign of the Tuthmosis III.[1]

  1. ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, p. 235
  2. ^ Peter A. Piccione, "A Family of Priests in the Theban Tombs of Ahmose and R‘a (TT 121 and 72)", Essays for the Library of Seshat: Studies Presented to Janet H. Johnson on the Occasion of Her 70th Birthday, The Oriental Institute, Chicago, 2017. ISBN 9781614910329