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    The

    ArchaeoloandArtof Ancient Et

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    The

    ArchaeoloandArtof Ancient EtEssas in Honor of David B. OConnor

    ANNALES DU SERVICE DES ANTIQUITS DE LgypTECAHIER NO36

    Volume II

    Edited by

    Zahi A. Hawass

    and Janet Richards

    pUBLICATIONS DU CONSEIL SUpRME DES ANTIQUITS DE LgypTE

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    Graphic Designer

    Lourie, Margaret A.

    Director of Printing

    Safwat, Amal

    (CASAE 36) 2007

    ConseilsuprmedesAntiquitsdelgypte, leCAire, 2007

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro-

    duced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form

    or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, record-

    ing, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of thepublisher.

    Dar el Kutub No. 5576/2007

    ISBN-10 977-437-241-7

    ISBN-13 987-977-437-241-4

    ISSN 5576/2007

    imprimerieduConseilsuprmedesAntiquits

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    Contents

    Volume I

    Preface

    Zahia. hawass xiii

    Acknowledgments xv

    List of Abbreviations xvi

    David B. OConnor: A Tribute

    h. s. smith xix

    An Archaeological Biography

    JanetRichaRds xxi

    Essays

    matthewdouglasadams,Household Silos, Granary Models, and Domestic

    Economy in Ancient Egypt 1

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    C on t e n t s

    williamY. adams,Anthropology and Nubiology 25

    davidandeRson,Zoomorphic Figurines from the Predynastic Settlement

    at el-Mahsna, Egypt 33

    dieteRaRnold,Buried in Two Tombs? Remarks on Cenotaphs in the

    Middle Kingdom 55

    JohnBainesandliammcnamaRa,The Twin Stelae of Suty and Hor 63

    KathRYna. BaRdandRodolfofattovich,Mersa/Wadi Gawasis: New Evidence

    of a Pharaonic Harbor 81

    ladislavBaRe,Lesser Burial Chambers in the Large Late Period Shaft

    Tombs and Their Owners 87

    lauReld. BestocK,Finding the First Dynasty Royal Family 99

    RoBeRts. Bianchi,The Stones of Egypt and Nubia 109

    manfRedBietaK, iRenefoRstneR-mlleR, andtomasZheRBich,Discovery ofa New Palatial Complex in Tell el-Daba in the Delta:

    Geophysical Survey and Preliminary Archaeological Verication 119

    PatRiciaBochi,The Image as Visual Trope and Cognitive Structure

    in the Ancient Egyptian Harpers Songs 127

    JanineBouRRiau,The Vienna System in Retrospect: How Useful Is It? 137

    edwaRdBRovaRsKi,King NTr-kA-Ra Ii-m-Htp zA PtH? 145

    BetsYm. BRYan,A New Statue of Amenhotep III and the Meaning of

    the KhepreshCrown 151

    lauRentchiotti, haRoldl. diBBle, deBoRahi. olsZewsKi, shannonR. mcPheRRon,

    utsavschuRmans, andJennifeRR. smith,Paleolithic Abydos:

    Reconstructing Individual Behaviors across the High

    Desert Landscape 169

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    suedauRia,The American Branch of the Egypt Exploration Fund 185

    Rosaliedavid,The International Ancient Egyptian Mummy Tissue Bank:

    A 21st Century Contribution to Paleo-pathological andPaleo-pharmacological Studies 199

    denisedoxeY,A New Kingdom Pair Statue in the University of

    Pennsylvania Museum 215

    gnteRdReYeR,Wer war Menes? 221

    KatheRineeaton,Memorial Temples in the Sacred Landscape of

    Nineteenth Dynasty Abydos: An Overview of Processional

    Routes and Equipment 231

    Yahiael-masRY,The Ptolemaic Town (Ptolemais) 251

    ahmedel-sawY,The Necropolis of Ancient Terenouthis (Kom Abou Bellou) 267

    RichaRda. faZZini, Some Objects Found before the First Pylon of the

    Mut Temple277

    lauRelflentYe,The Mastabas of Ankh-haf (G7510) and Akhethetep

    and Meretites (G7650) in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza:

    A Reassessment 291

    ReneefRiedman,New Observations on the Fort at Hierakonpolis,

    Appendix by Dietrich Raue 309

    melindahaRtwig,A Head of a Ramesside Queen from Abydos 337

    stePhenP. haRveY,King Heqatawy: Notes on a Forgotten Eighteenth

    Dynasty Royal Name 343

    feKRia. hassan,Droughts, Famine and the Collapse of the Old Kingdom:

    Re-reading Ipuwer 357

    Zahia. hawass,The Discovery of the Osiris Shaft at Giza 379

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    colina. hoPe,Egypt and Libya to the End of the Old Kingdom:

    A View from Dakhleh Oasis 399

    salimaiKRam,Animals in the Ritual Landscape at Abydos: A Synopsis 417

    RichaRdJasnow,Through Demotic Eyes: On Style and Description

    in Demotic Narratives 433

    JaniceKamRin,Toward a New Database for the Egyptian Museum, Cairo 449

    Volume II

    naguiBKanawati,The Watchers/Dependents of Min of Akhmim

    in the Old Kingdom 1

    BaRRYKemP,The Orientation of Burials at Tell el-Amarna 21

    PeteRlacovaRa,A Rishi Cofn from Giza and the Development of

    This Type of Mummy Case 33

    anthonYleahY,Tomb Relief Carving at Abydos in the Seventh Century BC 39

    maRKlehneRandfReYasadaRangani,Beds for Bowabs in a Pyramid City 59

    RonaldJ. lePRohon,Opening in the Pyramid Texts 83

    chRistinelilYquist,Reections on Mirrors 95

    michellemaRlaR,Sex as a Votive Offering at the Osiris Temple 111

    geoffReYt. maRtin,The Early Dynastic Necropolis at North Saqqara:

    The Unpublished Excavations of W. B. Emery and C. M. Firth 121

    heatheRleemccaRthY,The Beit el-Wali Temple of Ramesses II:

    A Cosmological Interpretation 127

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    RoBeRts. meRRillees,Egyptological Ramblings Down Under 147

    a. J. mills,Where Are We Going? 157

    angelamilwaRd-Jones,A Unique Design on a Faience Bowl from Abydos 161

    ellenf. moRRis,On the Ownership of the Saqqara Mastabas and the

    Allotment of Political and Ideological Power at the Dawn

    of the State 171

    KaRolmYsliwiec,The Scheme 2 4 in the Decoration of

    Old Kingdom Tombs 191

    adelaoPPenheim,Three Deities in Procession: A Relief Block from the

    Pyramid Complex of Senwosret II at Lahun in the

    Metropolitan Museum of Art 207

    R. B. PaRKinsonanddetleffRanKe,A Song for Sarenput: Texts from

    Qubbet el-Hawa Tomb 36 219

    dianacRaigPatch,Third Intermediate Period Burials of YoungChildren at Abydos 237

    maRY-annPoulswegneR,A Third Intermediate Period Burial

    Ad Sanctos at Abydos 257

    stePhenquiRKe,Labour at Lahun 273

    aliRadwan,Concerning the Cult of Amenhotep III after His Death 289

    donaldB. RedfoRd, Some Toponyms and Personal Names Relating

    to the Sea Peoples 299

    caRolRedmount,El Hibeh: A Brief Overview 303

    JanetRichaRds, The Archaeology of Excavations and the Role of Context 313

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    gaYRoBins,The Decorative Program in the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62) 321

    geRRYd. scott, iii,Two Ceremonial Palette Fragments in the Collection

    of the San Antonio Museum of Art 343

    stePhanJohannesseidlmaYeR,People at Beni Hassan: Contributions to

    a Model of Ancient Egyptian Rural Society 351

    alaael-dinm. shaheen, Water Carrier or the Like in the Ancient

    Egyptian Sources and Its Resemblance to Dilmun Glyptic Art 369

    JJ shiRleY,The Life and Career of Nebamun, the Physician of

    the King in Thebes 381

    davidP. silveRmanandJennifeRhouseRwegneR,A Late Egyptian Story

    in the Penn Museum 403

    RaineRstadelmann,King Huni: His Monuments and His Place in

    the History of the Old Kingdom 425

    chiPvincent,International Conservation Methodology,Practice and Ethics and Their Application at the American

    Research Center in Egypts Conservation Project at Abydos 433

    deBoRahvischaK,Identity in/of Elephantine: The Old Kingdom Tombs

    at Qubbet el Hawa 443

    JosefwegneR,From Elephant-Mountain to Anubis-Mountain?

    A Theory on the Origins and Development of the Name Abdju 459

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    The Life and Career of Nebamun, the Physician

    of the King in Thebes1

    JJ ShirleyUniversity of Wales Swansea

    Before beginning, I must first acknowledge that it is a great honor to contribute to theFestschrift of such an esteemed Egyptologist. David OConnor has been a mentor to me forseveral years, and has consistently encouraged me in my pursuits. To that end, the following paperis most appropriate, as he has been urging me to publish it since I gave a version of it at the 55th

    Annual ARCE in April, 2004. I only hope the result lives up to his expectations.The private tombs stretching across the west bank of Thebes have long been acknowledged

    as a principal source for our understanding of the officials who lived and functioned during theNew Kingdom. As a result, many of the most spectacular and interesting of them have been pub-lished, either in full or in part. The tomb decoration has been studied with respect to the style andmethods of painting or carving, while the owners have been categorized in areas of administra-tion on the basis of their titles. Occasionally, and more often in recent studies, the tomb ownershave been discussed in light of the broader socio-historical context of the New Kingdom. Thisis especially true when their inscriptions contain pertinent information, or if a particular scenehas historically informative content (e.g.,AssmAnn1991; Dziobek1998; brAckandbrAck1980).

    Overall, however, there is still a tendency to separate the epigraphic text from the image withwhich it appears when examining these tombs and their owners.2This occurs despite the generalconsensus among scholars that for the ancient Egyptians there existed a correlation betweenepigraphic text and image,3and that inscriptions regularly correspond to the scenes with whichthey are juxtaposed (see, e.g.,AssmAnn1987; bAines1989; bAines1990; eyre1996: 417f., 431f.;Fischer1986; TeFnin1993).4

    In addition, archaeology and the archaeological context of tombs also play a significant rolein interpreting the inscriptions and images found in them. This idea follows from Polzs com-ments that all aspects of a tomb have an archaeological context, including the decoration, whichconsequently should be viewed as an archaeological object (Polz1987; cf.hArTwig2004: 14.). Inthis vein, it is important to remember that although tombs are funerary monuments, many items

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    illustrated on tomb walls are themselvesartifacts, if pictorially manipulated.These objects physically existed, werelikely chosen to be represented for spe-

    cific reasons, and thus are themselvesconsiderable sources of information. Byconsidering scenes within the contextof the entire tomb, analyzing the arti-facts depicted in them, and incorporat-ing the textual information both fromindividual scenes and the tomb overall,one can draw new conclusions aboutthe life and career of the tomb owner.

    The tomb of Nebamun, a mid-

    18th Dynasty elite official who was aroyal scribe and physician of the king,presents an excellent example for dem-onstrating the valuable role archaeol-ogy can play in interpreting text andimage, and also reveals the kinds of

    new data that can be gainedfrom examining thesetombs first-hand, even ifthey have been published.5Nebamuns tomb, Theban

    Tomb 17 (henceforth TT17)is a T-shaped tomb locatedfairly high up the cliff-sideat the northern end of DraAbu el-Naga (approx. 110m,see kAmPP 1996: plan VI;PorTerand moss(PM) 1994:2931, Map II; Fig. 1). Basedon TT17s architecture andfaade (kAmPP 1996: 198

    9), as well as its decorativestyle and content, it canbe dated to the mid-18thDynasty, to the beginningof Amenhotep IIs reign orperhaps slightly earlier (cf.DziobekeTAl.1992: 6065;sheDiD 1988).6 The decora-

    tive program generally follows the pattern of other mid-18th Dynasty Theban tombs, includingthe offering of braziers by Nebamun and his wife on the front wall of the hall, and the funeraryprocession to the Western Goddess and mummy rituals on the walls of the passage (cf. hArTwig

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    Fig. 2: TT17, north side of the rear (west) wall, transverse-hall, PM(7). (Authorsphoto)

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    2004: 1819; hoDel-hoenes

    2000: 1222; mAnniche

    1988: 3242).The two scenes that are

    the focus for this discussionare placed on either side ofthe rear (west) wall of thehall (PM(4) and (7) respec-tively), loci of prominencebecause they are immedi-ately visible to an exter-nal viewer looking into orentering the tomb. As such,they are generally inter-

    preted as containing infor-mation that most distin-guishes or represents howa particular tomb owner

    wished to present himself, whether to family or theunknown visitor (guksch1994: 1316; hArTwig2004:1617, 513; engelmAnn-von cArnAP 1999: 411417).While re-examining Nebamun and TT17 as part of alarger study on New Kingdom bureaucracy,7 I beganto reevaluate earlier conclusions about the focal scenesand to consider them in the context of what they

    might contribute to our knowledge of Nebamuns lifeand career.

    Beginning on the north side of the rear (west) wallof the hall (PM(7); Fig. 2), we can see Nebamun seatedand receiving offerings from his brother Sheni with tworegisters of foreigners behind him, including a dignitaryand his wife, while in the bottom register there is a shipand additional foreigners leading hump-backed bulls.The foreigners are identifiable as Syrians by their facialfeatures, the items the bearers carry, the style of the

    ship, and the type of bull, all of which are distinctlySyrian.8Typically, however, offering scenes depict thetomb owner offered to by a family member, with sev-eral registers of family and guests or additional offer-ing scenes placed adjacent to or below this location,as seen on the northeast and south walls of Nebamuns

    transverse-hall (PM(5) and (3), see below with Fig. 3 and Fig. 8 respectively). The content on thiswall of TT17 is thus unique among tomb representations and has been mentioned by severalscholars, some in connection with the function of ancient Egyptian physicians (e.g., ghAlioungui1973: 71, pl.10; ghAlioungui1983: 28 no. 85, 43, 97; nunn1996: 131), others with the depiction offoreigners or ships in Egyptian tombs (e.g., DAviesandFAulkner1947: 43; mller1904: 23ff., pl.

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    Fig. 3: TT17, north side of the front (east)wall, transverse-hall, PM(5), with detail.(Authors photo)

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    3; PriTchArD1951; sve-sDerbergh1946: 54ff., fig. 10;wAchsmAnn1987: 9, 50, 61; wAchsmAnn1998: 4547, 50ff.). Explanations of the scene are quite disparate, falling into the general catego-ries of either evidence for Egyptian doctors in foreign lands (hAbricheTAl. 1985: 17; reeves1992:30, fig. 20), or the opposite view that it depicts Syrian dignitaries in Egypt (kiTchen1982: 91;

    nunn1996: 131; sve-sDerbergh1957: 257). These differing interpretations have essentiallybeen based on how the scene is read, that is, whether the ship is arriving or departing, whetherthe bulls and wagons are related to transporting items (and perhaps people) onto or off the ship,and whether the figure serving the Syrian is Nebamun or a servant.

    The original theory posited is that this scene should be understood as a one of the ever-cur-rent representations of the meal of the dead in which are strangely mingled a Syrian dignitary,his wife and servants who have nothing to do with the meal (sve-sDerbergh1957: 25). Yetthe idea that the Syrians presence would have no bearing on the remainder of the scene con-tradicts ancient Egyptian artistic principles generally and the conventions of tomb depictionsin particular (e.g., FiTzenreiTer1995). Indeed, I am unaware of any New Kingdom tomb where a

    scene that is clearly the main component of a walls decoration would have elements completelyunrelated to each other.9In examining the wall as an integrated whole the context of Nebamuns figure and his jux-

    taposition to the Syrians indicate that the scene is best understood as relating to Nebamunsofficial duties. In the scene in question, Nebamun holds the staff and scepter of office, with ascribal case and palette beneath his chair. The seated pose with staff and scepter is also knownfrom other contemporary elite Egyptian officials tombs where the officials are all performingduty-related activities.10Additionally, it is in marked contrast to the numerous other offeringscenes distributed throughout TT17 where Nebamun is seated but generally holds either a boltof cloth or a bolt of cloth and a lotus flower (PM(2)(4), (13)(14)). Only once does Nebamunhold both flowers and a scribal palette (PM(5); Fig. 3), thus combining funerary and duty-related

    items. Yet here Nebamun is twice referred to as scribe and he bears military epithets that maybe connected to his duties, suggesting that he chose to pictorially reinforce this aspect of his rep-resentation by holding a scribal palette. Indeed, although seated in the Syrian scene, Nebamunsfigure resembles that on the adjacent focal wall to the south, where he stands holding the samestaff and wearing the same costume while overseeing workers as part of his official responsibili-ties (PM(4), see below with Fig. 9).

    The presence of a male figure offering a papyrus to Nebamun does not contradict the newinterpretation of this as a duty-related scene, but rather suggests an interesting parallel to thedepiction of the king in private tombs. Approximately twenty New Kingdom Theban tombsdepict the deceased offering a papyrus bouquet to an enthroned king, and in one-third of these

    the scene directly adjacent relates to the deceaseds duties as an official.11

    In half of these, theadjacent scene depicts foreigners bearing tribute and is clearly part of the presentation before theenthroned king.12When the elements of Nebamuns north scene and parallels to it are consideredtogether it becomes clear that the composition of this walls decoration implies that this is nota banquet scene at all, but rather a depiction of Nebamun in his official capacity, and that theSyrians relate to one facet of Nebamuns duties.

    A close examination of Nebamuns figure and accoutrements has provided an answer to whatthe scene representsNebamun in his official capacity meeting with a Syrian dignitary. A secondissue is where and why this event happened, and what information the scene itself and the tombinscriptions contain that relate to these questions.

    The two obvious possibilities for where Nebamun had this encounter are, of course, Syria

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    a bolt of clotha purely Egyptian marker of status (e.g., Fischer1975)and sits on an Egyptian

    round-legged stool that developed during the 18th Dynasty out of an earlier Middle Kingdomstyle (killen1980: 4850, pl. 7984). In the banquet scene on the west wall of the transverse-hall guests sit on the same stool type, and it is also depicted in several tombs dating to the 18thDynasty and New Kingdom generally.15Although different types of chairs are mentioned in theAmarna letters among the furniture items shipped from Egypt to Syria-Palestine and neighboringstates in the Near East, stools do not appear (e.g., morAn1992: EA5, 14, 31, 34, 369). Likewise,while furniture is included in the dowry lists of foreign princesses sent to Egypt, stools are notpart of the repertoire (e.g., morAn1992: EA13, 22, 25).

    Finally, considering the attention paid to the depiction of the Syrians we might expect thatif this interaction took place in Syria some indication of this foreign location would be reflectedin the scene. Although not common in the private sphere, depictions of foreign countries are not

    unknown during the 18th Dynasty and in these cases the locale of the scene is made clear by thesurrounding environment. Indeed, in two roughly contemporary tombs (TT42 and TT199) officialsare clearly shown in Syria carrying out their official duties, as evidenced by the depiction offorested lands and Syrians within their fortified towns (DAvies1933: pl. XXXVI;sTruDwick2001:fig. 1, pl. 47.1; sTruDwick2006). If Nebamuns meeting took place in Syria, there was certainly aprecedent for such a depiction.

    The texts found throughout the tomb also provide information that corroborates the sug-gestion that Nebamun was in Egypt when he met with the Syrians. Scholars generally referto Nebamun as royal scribe and (chief) physician of the king, interpreting these as the highestpositions he attained (e.g., ghAlioungui 1983: 28 no. 85, 43; Jonckheere 1958: no. 43; nunn

    1996: 116-118, App. B no. 100).16

    However, in at least three inscriptions he is clearly called thephysician of the king in Thebes,17and once chief physician and royal scribe in Thebes.18Thelocations where Nebamun is referred to as a physician in Thebes occur on the southern half ofthe transverse-halls rear wall and the outer lintel of the passage doorway, areas already noted asimmediately visible from the tombs entrance. On the south wall Nebamun is shown prominentlyin the context of his official duties (PM(4)), see discussion below with Fig. 9), and the addition ofThebes to Nebamuns titles thus implies that his duties were centered there, attending to the kingwhen he was in residence in Thebes.19

    The lintel carries the common representation of an antithetical offering before both Anubisand Osiris, gods who are inextricably tied to the burial setting in Thebes (Fig. 4). Choosing the titlephysician of the king in Thebes for placement in such a central area indicates that for Nebamun

    Fig. 4:TT17, outer lintel, transverse-hall entrance to the passage, PM(8). (Authors photo).

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    Thebes was a place of importance,and his connection to this specificcity was how he wished to be remem-bered. It is also significant that in the

    offering scenes related to the festivalsin Thebes, found on the southernfront wall (PM(2)), a fourth inscrip-tion can be newly reconstructed asbearing the title physician of theking in Thebes, further cementing therelationship of this title to a Thebancontext (Fig. 5a).20

    In Nebamuns Syrian scene theinscriptions are extremely faded, and

    may have been left unfinished, aswere other elements such as thebouquet, offerings and eyes of thefigures. Sve-Sderbergh publishedwhat Davies was able to discern ofthe text (sve-sDerbergh 1957: pl.XXIII), which I was able to epigraphi-cally confirm and make significantadditions to in 2001, based in parton first-hand comparison with otherinscriptions in the tomb. From this re-

    examination it is possible to recon-struct the columns above Nebamunto read scribe, chief physician ofthe king in Thebes, Nebamun, (Fig.5b)21 abbreviated in a way simi-lar to another inscription in thetomb (PM(2).2; Fig. 5a). Followingthe argument detailed above, we canconclude that because Thebes is men-tioned in the title used in this specific

    scene it indicates that the event depicted more likely took place in Thebes.Another factor in determining where this event took place involves the Syrians and their shipdepicted in the bottom register of the scene. Despite the fact that there are only two Theban tombsthat portray Syrian ships (ours and TT162), there exists a misconception that this is a stock sceneportraying Syrian ships arriving at an Egyptian port (wAchsmAnn1987: 9). Based on Porter andMoss there are only four or perhaps five tombs that depict foreign ships in addition to the twoalready mentioned (PM 1994: 465 no.10(a)). Two of these (TT67 and TT143) depict Puntite ships,and three (TT40, TT57, and TT130) involve Nubians and Nubian goods, although it is not alwaysentirely clear whether the ships are of Nubian origin. The extremely low number of foreign shipsdepicted in Egyptian tombs indicates that these are highly unusual scenes that must have beenchosen by the tomb owners for very particular reasons. In addition, in all but one of these tombs

    Fig. 5a:TT17, detail of the inscription above the offerer, southside of the front (east) wall, transverse-hall, PM(2).2. (Authorsphoto).

    Fig. 5b:TT17, detail of the inscription above Nebamun, northside of the rear (west) wall, transverse-hall, PM(7). (Authorsphoto).

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    the scenes are found on the focal and front walls of the transverse-hall. 22From this evidence itbecomes possible to conclude that the reason these scenes were chosen was because they relateto each tomb owners official duties and responsibilities.23

    For example, TT130 belongs to the overseer of the harbor in the southern city (i.e., Thebes)May,24who likely served under Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III .A badly damaged scene at therear of the tomb depicts Nubians arriving by boat before an Egyptian official (PM(8); scheil1894;Fig. 6).25Although the inscriptions above the Egyptian were not included, the figure can likelybe identified as May by his costume, stance, and location under a pavilion. As the overseer of

    the harbor in Thebes May certainly would have had duties that entailed receiving and checkingthe arrival of persons and their goods in port, and it is reasonable to conclude that this is what isdepicted here. A similar scene is found in TT162, whose owner was the mayor of the southern city(i.e., Thebes) and overseer of the granary Qenamun,26probably during the reigns of ThutmoseIV and Amenhotep III (murnAne1998: 194; shirley2005: 258). On the front wall of the trans-verse-hall (PM(1)) is a scene that depicts the arrival and off-loading of Syrians and their goodsat a port in Egypt (DAressy1895; DAviesAnDFAulkner1947; DAvies1963: 1418, pl. XVXX;vinson1994: 401, fig. 28;wAchsmAnn, 1998: 42-45, 47ff.; see below and Fig. 7a).27Althoughthere is apparently no inscriptional evidence from this scene, as the mayor of Thebes, Qenamuncertainly would have been involved in the arrival of foreign ships bringing goods to that city,

    and it reasonable to conclude a Theban setting for the port. In a similar vein, Khaemhat Mehu(TT57), who was in charge of granaries under Amenhotep III, depicts scenes of grain transportand would thus have been involved with the arrival of grain in port (PM(9);wreszinski1923:pl.199-200; loreT1889: 11332).28Hapuseneb (TT67), the high priest of Amun under Hatshepsut,depicts boats connected to the retrieval of myrrh trees from Punt, an activity whose end resultwould have been the erection of these trees before temples that Hapuseneb was in charge ofconstructing (PM(1); DAvies1935: p. 47 n. 3).29As the viceroy of Kush under Tutankhamun, it isnatural to find in Huys tomb (TT40) the depiction of goods and people, including Huy himself,traveling to and from Nubia (PM(3), (5); DAvies1926: pl. XVIII, XXXIIIII).30The same might besaid for the unknown owner of TT143, where the wall devoted to Puntite travel and tribute seemsto suggest a similar type of involvement of the tomb owner with this land (PM(6); wAchsmAnn

    Fig. 6:TT130, detail of the west wall, passage, PM(8).2. (Authors photo).

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    1998: 32; DAvies1935: 469, figs. 13).31Even this brief summary demonstrates that in all ofthe above examples the representation of ships in tomb scenes must be understood as relating tothe tomb owners duties.

    The scene of Syrian goods being off-loaded in Egypt found in the tomb of Qenamun (TT162),already mentioned above, provides an important comparison to the Syrian ships in Nebamunstomb. Examining the two tombs together demonstrates that the Syrian ships depicted in each arequite similar, although in Qenamuns they are more elaborate, as is the scene in general (Fig. 7a,7b). It is also evident that in Qenamuns tomb the ships are clearly docked with sails furled andoars at the rear, they are being unloaded using ladders, and Egyptians are checking the goods.

    This is in marked contrast to Nebamuns scene, where the Syrians are leading Syrian bulls andwagons towards a single ship, and the unfurled sails and placement of the oar signify that theship is facing (and sailing or preparing to sail) away from land. Taken together, these elementsindicate that Nebamuns scene must be depicting the departure of the ship from Syria, and not itsarrival in Egypt. Although humped-back bulls are included among scenes of tribute and gift-giv-ing in contemporary tombs (e.g. TT42, TT119, TT162, and TT367), their exclusion from the registersimmediately above the ship in TT17, as well as the wagons they drag, clearly indicates that ratherthan being part of the tribute or payment destined for Egypt, the bulls and attached wagons wereused to transport the vases and ingots, and perhaps people, to the ship. This leads to the conclusionthat the ship can not be departing from Egypt because it is quite unlikely that the Syrians wouldhave brought their own bulls and wagons to Egypt, only to transport them home again.

    Fig. 7a:TT162, north side of the front (west) wall, transverse-hall, PM (1).2. After Davies1963: pl. XV.

    Fig. 7b: TT17, detail of the Syrians leading hump-backed bulls to their ship, north side of the rear (west)wall, transverse-hall, PM(7). (Authors photo).

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    From these comparisonswe can read Nebamuns sceneas representing the departureof Syrians from their home-

    land, and their subsequentpresence in Egypt. Placingthe locale of Nebamunsinteraction with the Syriansin Thebes in particular issuggested both by Nebamunsown title of physician of theking in Thebes, and by paral-lels with other officials andtheir tombs. It is particularly

    significant that in two of theexamples discussed above(May, TT130 and Qenamun,TT162) the port involved wasmost likely Thebes, basedin part on the titles of theofficials themselves. Thebesduring the mid-18th Dynastywas certainly a city of great

    importance, both religiously and as one of the kings residences, making it a likely place to findforeign emissaries as well as visitors. In addition, the conception of Thebes as a port of call during

    the 18th Dynasty is further supported through cuneiform documents, indicating that foreignersalso recognized the status of Thebes during this period (bryAn2000: 7779; murnAne1998: 194;murnAne2000: 103ff.; PAnAgioToPoulos2006).

    Despite these assertions, two important questions remain unanswered. The first question iswhy these Syrians came to Egypt and why Nebamun was present, or perhaps hosted them at abanquet. It has been argued above that in this scene Nebamun is acting in his capacity as chiefphysician of the king in Thebes, and thus this could be part of a royal event at which Nebamunspresence was requested. The scenario might also be separate from a royal event but still con-nected to Nebamuns position, depicting a private visit by a Syrian dignitary to the royal physi-cian. However, there is also the possibility that Nebamun was related to these visitors, i.e. was

    descended from Syrians, and he depicts here a family visit.32

    Establishing such familial ties isoften quite difficult, especially when there are no obvious signs to suggest a relationship betweenthe tomb owner and the foreigners. In order to determine whether family, and not career, broughtthe Syrians to Nebamun a thorough re-examination of the additional persons named or depictedin his tomb is required.

    Nine or perhaps ten individuals besides Nebamun are named in his tomb, although thedamaged nature of much of the inscriptions creates problems for accurately discerning therelationships between these people. Many of them are shown on the wall at the southern end ofthe transverse-hall (PM(3); Fig. 8), which in the style of Rechmire (TT100, PM(9); DAvies1944:pl. iXX) depicts multiple registers of family members in a banquet setting. According to theoriginal publication, Nebamuns parents were the judge (sAb) Nebseny and his wife the chantress

    Fig. 8: TT17, south wall, transverse-hall, PM(3). (Authors photo).

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    of Amun Amenhotep (or perhaps simply Hotep); his siblings were Sheni, Senebefwer and Nofret;his maternal grandparents were Djhutynefer and Hapynofret; Nebamuns wife was Taamunnofret(or perhaps Tamutnofret); and their daughter was Iymire (sve-sDerbergh1957, 24ff.). In thecourse of epigraphically re-recording this tomb I concluded that significant revisions must be

    made to this genealogy, as well as minor changes to the readings of certain names.33The resultof this re-working is that the family members named in the tomb are Nebamuns father the judge(sAb) Nebseny and mother Hapynofret; his siblings Senebefwer, Nofret, ///-hotep and Sheni; hispaternal grandmother I/// and maternal grandfather Djhutnofer; and finally Nebamuns wifeTa-//// (possibly restorable as Taamun) and their (probable) daughter ///-mire. Additional familymay have been included on the south wall, but their names and filiation are no longer extant.As these names are all distinctly Egyptian and there is nothing in their representation to suggesta non-Egyptian identity,34the additional family members depicted in Nebamuns tomb do notprovide any clear evidence for a familial link to the Syrians.35Combining the epigraphic andpictorial evidence with the lack of familial ties, the most probable interpretation of the scene is

    still that Nebamun is acting in his official capacity.The second question that arises concerns whether the Syrian scene depicts a particular event,or commemorates business as usual for Nebamun as the royal physician in Thebes.36Whilethe answer is perhaps not certain, it seems likely that were this a special occasion the Syriandignitary would be identified, if not by name at least by general locale. This is certainly thecase in TT42, where Amenmose receives tribute from the chief of Naharin while in Syria (PM(4);DAvies1933: 30f., pl. XXXVI); in TT85 where Amenmeheb-Mahus autobiography detailing hisexploits in the wars of Thutmose III is accompanied by a depiction of the submitting chiefs ofUpper and Lower Retenu (PM(17); DAvies1934: pl. XXV); and in TT43 where the tomb owner,with two kneeling Puntite chiefs behind him, presents items retrieved from Punt before the king(PM(6); DAvies1935: 46f., fig. 1). In Nebamuns tomb however there is no indication that any text

    associated with the Syrian dignitaries was ever intended, and despite the unfinished conditionof some elements of the scene this does appear to be the case. This lack of identification couldperhaps indicate that visits from Syrian dignitaries were a recurring part of Nebamuns career asa royal physician in Thebes.

    The fact that Nebamun chose to depict two particular aspects of the Syrians journey, namelythe original departure by ship from Syria and his subsequent interaction with them in Thebesat a banquet, suggests that these two episodes were of great personal significance to him. Takentogether, they lend support to the theory that the Syrian dignitary came to Thebes at least in partto consult the royal physician, and that the items carried by the Syrians were perhaps intendedas gifts for Nebamun in exchange for his professional services (cf. ghAlioungui1983: 97).

    Additional information about Nebamuns career can be gained by studying the adjacent focalscene on the south side of the rear wall of the hall (PM(4); Fig. 9). Here Nebamun stands hold-ing a staff and watching four registers of activities that include grain storage, baking, brewing,grinding, and possibly brick production. The inscription above Nebamun indicates that he isinspecting goods in Upper Egypt in his capacity as scribe and physician of the king in Thebes.37The fact that the content appears somewhat mundane for such prominent placement suggeststhat a closer examination is warranted. Nebamun is clearly carrying out duties of some type,and precisely what work he is engaged in and its relationship to his position as physician canbe determined from investigating the various artifacts depicted in the registers of the scene inconjunction with the text.

    Nebamun is accompanied by an unnamed attendant who is noteworthy because he does

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    not carry the expectedscribal equipment (boardand square case), but rath-er a small pink bag or

    sack with a white, round-topped, oval-shaped caseheld onto his back by abroad strap. This case isquite different from thatworn by scribes and theirassistants depicted in othercontemporary tombs, aswell as in the granary por-tion of this very scene.38

    Both of these items dohowever bear resemblanceto medical boxes and bagsknown from other sources,including a bag worn by aservant statuette found inan Old Kingdom tomb (CG241; hAwAss eT Al. 2001:57), a Middle Kingdom car-

    rying case now in Berlin (gyptisches Museum no. 1176; reeves1992: 61, fig. 61), a portablewooden box found in Tutankhamuns tomb that contained medical implements and bandages (no.

    12n+79+574; cArTer1923: pl. XVIIIXIX; eDwArDs1972: no.17; killen1994: 77, fig. 77, pl. 62;murrAyand nuTAll1963: 5; reeves1990: 18893), and the relief on the inside of the outer wallof the temple at Kom Ombo that depicts medical paraphernalia (nunn1996: 1635, fig. 8.2).

    Although the jars and sacks carried by the men and women depicted in the lower two registersare not perhaps unusual, it is interesting to note that the jar carried by the foremost woman inthe third register is of the same type as that held by the servant offering to the Syrian dignitary.In addition, this jar and the sacks carried by several people in the scene, including the attendant,resemble those depicted in a scene from the Ramesside tomb of Ipwy at Deir el-Medina (TT217;DAvies1927: pl. XXXVIIIII; Fig. 10). Nunn (1996: 567 with fig. 3.6, 201) suggested that theentire scene displays a satire on workplace injuries, and Westendorf (1999: 472)views this as the

    only tomb depiction of a physician at work. The portion to be compared with Nebamuns tombscene occurs in the lower left corner where a man with boxes, a sack and a jar placed nearbyholds a long stick against a craftsmans eye. Although some scholars have interpreted this asdepicting a man re-applying kohl paint to a craftsmans eye (e.g., oconnor, pers. comm.), itseems more likely that it depicts a craftsman who has suffered an eye injury of some sort and isbeing treated for it by a physician. The physician uses a stick to apply a remedy that probablywas made by mixing a powder contained in the sack with a liquid in the jar, all of which werebrought in the box placed above him (cf. nunn1996: 201). Indeed, the treatment of eye injuriesis discussed in a section of the Ebers papyrus (336431), where many of the prescriptions andremedies involve applying to the eye a mixture of eye-paint, ground food, minerals and liquids(nunn1996: 197-202;wesTenDorF1999: 146-56, 609-624).

    Fig. 9:TT17, south side of the rear (west) wall, transverse-hall, PM(4).(Authors photo).

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    Medical texts such as the Ebers and Edwin Smith papyri39also provide details concerningthe preparation of medicines, which utilized a number of the same types of activities depicted inNebamuns scene, namely, grinding, brewing, cooking, and sieving or pressing through. Indeed,many medicines were also given in liquid form, especially using beer and wine to mask theirtaste, or make them soluble (nunn1996: 136-162, esp.138-43;wesTenDorF1999:482-88). Thereis also the probability that most physicians made their own medicines, and the physician Iwtyduring the reign of Ramesses I seems to have had his own workshop or pharmacy for this purpose

    (ghAlioungui1983: 26 no. 73, 43; nunn1996: 132, App. B no. 84; reeves1992: 60;wesTenDorF1999:479ff., 489-90, 515-20). Perhaps then Nebamuns scene depicts just such a physiciansworkshop, with the granaries connected to it depicted in the upper registers, and the staff, activi-ties, and presentation of results for inspection in the lower registers. The fact that Nebamun choseto refer to himself in this scene as the physician of the king in Thebes also suggests that thisworkshop existed somewhere in Thebes or the nearby vicinity.

    This single case-study demonstrates how important it is to view tombs as archaeologicalobjects. By integrating image, text, archaeology and artifact in the examination of these twohighlighted scenes we have been able to gain a better understanding of what Nebamuns careeras a royal physician in Thebes entailed. Although at first glance the scenes Nebamun chose asfocal points of his tomb were somewhat mysterious in nature, the preceding re-examination

    Fig. 10:TT217, detail of the north wall, transverse-hall, PM(6).3. After Davies1927: pl. xxxviii.

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    demonstrates that they each represent important aspects of his career. The north side evokes thevisits of Syrian dignitaries and their entourage who traveled to Egypt and Thebes and Nebamunsinteraction with them in his role as chief physician in Thebes. And on the south side Nebamundepicts the more mundane, but equally significant, making of medicines and inspection of his

    physicians workshop, again as the physician of the king in Thebes. As the only New Kingdomtomb of a physician whose scenes actually depict aspects of his career, Nebamuns TT17 becomesan important source of information about the role and duties of New Kingdom physicians.40A more holistic approach to analyzing tombs, therefore, presents us with new possibilities forinterpreting data already considered familiar. At the same time, such an approach offers excitingnew insights into the lives and careers of those ancient Egyptians who played important roles intheir community.

    Notes:

    1 This article began as a conference paper delivered at the 55th Annual Meeting of ARCE, April 2004. I

    would like to thank David OConnor (little did he know!) for encouraging me to revise it for publication.

    In addition, I am grateful to Raphael Cunniff, Deanna Kiser, and Andrew Bednarski for their editing and

    reference assistance, and to Kasia Szpakowska, Thomas Schneider, and David Gill for reading earlier ver-

    sions and providing their thoughtful comments and suggestions. Any remaining mistakes are solely the

    responsibility of the author.

    2 It is most noticeable in recent publications of theArchologische Verffentlichungenand Thebenseries.

    There are of course exceptions to this, but in the 40-odd recent publications and articles that I have ex-

    amined, only a handful discuss the correlation between the scenes and their corresponding inscriptions,

    e.g., bryAn1990; JoAchim-seyFrieD1995; Polz1997; sTruDwick1996.3 Here I refer not to narrative art as it is understood in the classical, i.e., Greek, tradition (gombrich1989:

    99125), but to the ancient Egyptian use of text placed alongside the images depicted as a means of fur-

    ther identifying, explaining, or complementing the image.

    4 Although it is true that in the case of royal monumental art there can be a disjunction, and that often the

    text and image convey different versions of the same subject; see, e.g.bryAn1996; TeFnin1981.

    5 The tomb was copied and prepared for publication by Davies, but published posthumously by Sve-Sder-

    bergh,seesve-sDerbergh1957: 2232, pl. XXIXXIX. Nebamuns family is discussed inwhAle1989:

    1647 (case 66).

    6 The decoration of the tomb was not quite completed, and names with the theophoric element of Amun

    as well as priest-gures suffered from Amarna-period defacement; there is also some post-Amarna res-toration. While sheDiD(1988) places TT17 in the Thutmose III-Amenhotep II range, DziobekeTAl. (1992)

    believe it to belong more rmly in Amenhotep IIs reign.

    7 This larger study was for my Ph.D. dissertation, The Culture of Ofcialdom: An examination of the ac-

    quisition of ofces during the mid-18th Dynasty, the degree for which was conferred in 2005 (shirley

    2005); a revised version will be published by Brill.

    8 The men bearing gifts may belong to the so-called hybrid style seen in several mid-18th Dynasty

    tombs combining Aegean costume with Syrian facial features; see, e.g., DAvies 1933: pl. IVV, VII;

    wAchsmAnn1987: 69, 438, pl. III. However, gures depicted in exactly the same way are also found

    among the foreigners depicted in TT42 of Amenmose, where they are shown both in Lebanon be-

    fore Amenmose, and in Egypt as part of a tribute scene. Perhaps then these are not hybrid gures,

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    but darker-skinned and more simply dressed due to their lower social position; see DAvies, 1933: pl.

    XXXIVVI; cf. PAnAgioToPoulos2006: 390-1. The costumes of the seated chief and his wife, as well as

    the other women and children in the scene are typically Syrian and also have close parallels to Syrians

    depicted in contemporary tombs; see, e.g. PriTchArD1951; reDForD1992:196, g. 7; DAvies1933: pl.

    IVV, VII, XXXIVVI; DAvies1944: pl. XXIIIII; Dziobek1994: pl. 2022, 24b; DAvies1934: pl. XXV.The vessels and ingots, despite the lack of detail, are comparable in shape and style to others born by

    Syrians in contemporary tombs, as are the hump-backed bulls; see, e.g.,bAss1967: 627; DAvies, 1933:

    pl. XXXIVXXXVI;wreszinski1923: pl. 340. The ships are described as Syrian ships that conform to

    the meneshtype, a word that rst appears during the reign of Amenhotep III; see mller1904: 23ff.;

    sve-sDerbergh1946: 54ff.;vinson1994: 401;wAchsmAnn1998: 4547, 50ff. See also the excellent

    comparisons afforded by a scene in TT162 of Qenamun, discussed below with references, which depicts

    Syrians ships being off-loaded in Egypt.

    9 On the planning and execution of tomb decoration there are several useful contributions inDAvies2001;

    see alsohArTwig2004: esp.14, 15-19, 2835, 512 for excellent discussion and references.

    10 E.g., TT29 PM(4), TT88 PM(1), TT93 PM(12), TT96 PM(13), TT100 PM(13) and (14), TT131 PM(6).11 Based on the list found in PorTerandmoss(PM) 1994: 463 no.1 (e) and checked against descriptions of the

    tomb scenes; they all date to the 18thDynasty. The tombs with duty-scenes adjacent to the deceased offer-

    ing a bouquet to the king are TT56 PM(9), TT74 PM(6), TT85 PM(9), TT86 PM(8), TT88 PM(4), TT90 PM(9),

    TT91 PM(3) and (5), and possibly TT162 PM(4). The veracity of the PM descriptions has been checked by

    the author either in person or through publications of the scenes.

    12 TT86 PM(8), TT90 PM(9), TT91 PM(3) and (5). With the exception of TT162, which depicts a ploughing

    scene, the remaining tombs have adjacent scenes that relate to military duties.

    13 On the house of life and its function see, gArDiner1938; ghAlioungui1983: 912; nunn1996: 12931;

    weber1980: 9547;wesTenDorF1999: 47678.

    14 Sms nswt r nmtt.f Hr xAst rsy mHtt tmtS r nb tAwy m grH mi ra.

    15 Note especially killen1980: pl. 84, which mirrors the type found in TT17. Other contemporary tombs inwhich this stool is depicted include TT93 of Qenamun (DAvies1930: pl. XXXV) and TT100 of Rechmire

    (DAvies1935: pl. LIV); See killen1980: 48 for additional examples. On the construction of these types of

    stools see, e.g. gAle2000: 355ff., esp. 358, 361 f.

    16 Nebamun is called scribe (sS) and royal physician or physician of the king (swnw (n) nswt)in nearly every

    inscription. Royal scribe (sS nswt) is found in only one inscription in the transverse-hall (PM(3)), though

    it may have originally occurred more frequently as there is often a break after the scribe title. The title of

    physician (swnw) occurs at least three times (PM(2), (8), and a ceiling text in the passage, and physician

    of the king/royal physician at least six times (PM(5), (8), (12) and three ceiling texts), though here too the

    breaks may indicate that this title was more common. Nebamun is called chief physician (of the king)wr

    swnw (n nswt)in two ceiling inscriptions in the transverse-hall. For the original, see sve-sDerbergh1957: pls. XXII, XXIV, XXVIXXIX.

    17 The title occurs twice at PM(4), where Nebamun is identied as [sS wr](sw)nw n nswt m WAstand assS

    swnw n nswt m [WAst]; and at PM(6) on the outer lintels south side Nebamun is identied assS swnw m

    WAst. For the original, see sve-sDerbergh1957: 245, 27, pl. XXII.

    18 On a ceiling inscription on the southeast side of the transverse-hall, above PM(2), Nebamun is identied

    as wr swnw sS n nswt m WAst. For the original, see sve-sDerbergh1957: 29, pl. XXVII, 2.

    19 An excellent comparison is afforded by the titles of the chief steward Qenamun (TT93) under Amenhotep

    II, who was also called chief steward of the king in Perunefer (see DAvies1930), and more generally by

    other such specic denitions of titles, e.g. viziers and overseers of the seal who were divided between

    north and south, and upper-level priests who were connected to particular temples.

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    20 Unfortunately none of the titles in the brazier scene (PM(2).1), which was likely set in Thebes, are pre-

    served, though in the adjacent offering scene where Nebamun is offered a bouquet of Amun (PM(2).2) it

    is probable that the title should be reconstructed assS swnw nswt (m) WAs(t). For the original see sve-

    sDerbergh1957: 23, pl. XXVIII,34.

    21 sS wr swnw n nswt m WAst.22 The exception is TT130, in which the scene is found in the passage, PM(8).

    23 So too, Davies and Faulkner with regard to the scene in TT162, seeDAviesAnDFAulkner1947: 456.

    24 imy-r mryt m niwt rsyt.

    25 Although now poorly preserved but for the ships, which are laden with Nubian produce, when originally

    copied the Nubians could be identied by their hairstyles, which are comparable to those seen in TT78 of

    Horemheb (PM(8); see brAckand brAck1980 and TT57 (PM(9); seewreszinski1923: pl. 199200).

    26 The titles, which are also found on a funerary cone (DAviesAnDmAcADAm1957: no.12), read: HAty-a m niwt

    rsyt imy-r Snwty //[n Imn ?]//.

    27 Unfortunately the tomb has been covered since the mid 1940s, and is still covered by the hillside and

    completely inaccessible, so we have to rely on the early photos and copies of the scene.28 The ships carry a mix of Egyptians and Nubians, the latter with the same hairstyle as found in TT130

    and TT78 (see above n. 25). For a discussion of this ofcial and the duties of the overseer of the double

    granary, with references, see murnAne1998: 18385.

    29 For a recent overview of Hapusenebs career, with references, seebryAn2006: 107ff.

    30 The transport ships with cattle coming from Nubia in TT40 closely resemble the ones found in TT130 of

    May, although in Huys tomb they appear to be leaving Nubia manned by Egyptians.

    31 On the possibility that this tomb belonged to Thutmose IIIs treasurer Min seeshirley2005: 15760.

    32 I must thank Thomas Schneider for very interesting and productive discussions about this possibility.

    33 The full discussion, which is rather involved, is the topic of an article in progress and will be published

    elsewhere.

    34 Although not all of the names are included in Ranke, those that are have several New Kingdom parallels;rAnke9 no. 9, 29 no. 14, 183 no. 10, 186 nos. 1314, 201 no. 10, 357 no. 8, 408 no. 6. Likewise, none of

    the names appear in schneiDer1992.

    35 Although, as Thomas Schneider suggested (pers. comm.), it might be argued that the naming and depicting

    of only the paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather is signicant for Nebamuns ethnicity, it could

    as likely be due to preservation as choice and hence can not be used as conclusive evidence.

    36 Here again I must thank Thomas Schneider for discussions about this issue.

    37 wDA mAA bw nfr imy tA-Smaw in sS swnw n nswt m WAst //////// Nb-(Imn) mAa-xrw nb imAx xr nTr Aa.

    38 It is also possible that the carrying case was meant for papyrus rolls, and made of basketwork and leather

    similar to those depicted on Middle Kingdom cofns, and in numerous tomb scenes from the Old through

    New Kingdoms. If this is the case, then possibly rolls of medical papyri were carried inside it. See, e.g.,PArkinsonandQuirke1995: 323, g.18, 36, g. 20.

    39 On the papyri see, e.g., nunn1996: 2434;wesTenDorF1999: 1635; 547748.

    40 Despite a number of ofcials carrying this title during the New Kingdom (ghAlioungui1983: 2629, nos.

    73112, App. II; nunn1996: App. B), I am aware of only two others who have tombs: Pentu at Amarna

    (DAvies1908: 1-6, pl. I-XII) and Nay the owner of TT271 at Qurnet Murai (hAbAchiAnDghAlioungui196970:

    1523; ghAlioungui1983: 28 no. 84; PorTerandmoss(PM) 1994: 350); additionally, Tjutju may have had a

    tomb at Saqqara as his stele was found re-used in the Serapeum at Memphis (berlAnDini-grenier1976: 315;

    ghAlioungui1983: 29 no. 99, 58). All three bear military epithets and are also called royal scribe.

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