| Theban tomb TT383 | |
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| Burial site of Merymose | |
-BritishMuseum-August21-08.jpg) Sarcophagus of Merymose, from TT383 | |
| Location | Qurnet Murai, Theban Necropolis |
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||
The Theban Tomb TT383 is located in Qurnet Murai, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Viceroy of Kush named Merymose, who lived during the 18th Dynasty and served under Amenhotep III.[1]
Merymose's titles included: King's son (of Kush), Overseer of the Southern Lands, Overseer of the Gold Lands of Amun, King's Scribe, Overseer of the King's Scribes, Overseer of the Treasury, and Steward of the Peasantry (?).[2]
- ^ a b Porter, B. and Moss R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings: The Theban Necropolis, Part One: Private Tombs. Second Edition. Griffith Institute. Oxford. 1994, pp. 75–78
- ^ "The Viceroys of Ethiopia (II)" by George A. Reisner The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Jan., 1920), pp. 73–88.