Taps Coogan – August 1st, 2021

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The following virtual tour, from the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), shows the Tomb of Menna in stunning detail and with lots of interesting annotations to explore.

As ACRE notes:

“Cut into the cliffs of the Theban necropolis in Luxor’s West Bank, the tomb of Menna is known for the colorful and remarkably well-preserved paintings that adorn the chapel walls… Although little is known about Menna, his tomb provides some insight into his life as a member of ancient Egypt’s elite class. Titles that appear in his tomb indicate he was a scribe and an overseer of fields belonging to the pharaoh and the temple of Amun-Re… From the scenes depicted in his tomb, we can see that Menna supervised delegations who measured the fields, brought defaulters to justice, inspected field work and recorded the yield of the crop.”

The tomb is dated to the 18th Dynasty, a period which spanned from 1549 to 1292 BC and included the famous King Tut. 

Enjoy:

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