Northern Tombs
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The Northern courtiers' tombs at Amarna are all rock-cut into the face of the cliffs overlooking the city of Akhetaten from the north-east. The first 2 tombs are separated from the others by a large Wadi.
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[edit] Tomb 1
This is the tomb of Huya.
[edit] Tomb 2
This is the tomb of Meryra II.
[edit] Tomb 3
This is the tomb of Ahmes.
[edit] Tomb 4
This is the tomb of Meryra. It, like many of these tombs, is incomplete. Had it been completed, it would have been the largest of the noble's tombs.
In later times it was reused as a coptic house (or maybe church).
[edit] Tomb 5
This is the tomb of Penthu. It is cross shaped, containing a long outer hall, and a long trasverse hall, containing the burial shaft and a now destroyed shrine to Penthu. Only the outer hall is decorated.
[edit] Tomb 6
This is the tomb of Panehsy. This was originally a 2 roomed tomb, each of the rooms had 4 columns. Later reuse as a Coptic church has changed the layout and damaged the original decoration.
[edit] References
- Owen, Gwil - The Amarna courtiers' tombs. Egyptian Archaeology Autumn 2000
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