TT52
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The Theban Tomb TT52 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of Nakht, an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV (1401–1391 BC or 1397–1388 BC) during the Eighteenth Dynasty, the first dynasty of the New Kingdom.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tomb
- Country
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- Located in
- Thebes
- Location
- Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
- Image
- Tomb of Nakht (12).jpg
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- occupant
- Nakht
- Commons category
- Tomb of Nakht TT52
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
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The Theban Tomb TT52 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of Nakht, an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV (1401–1391 BC or 1397–1388 BC) during the Eighteenth Dynasty, the first dynasty of the New Kingdom.
==Architecture== thumb|left|Interior of the tomb in the late 19th century in a photo by Antonio Beato
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “TT52” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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