MMA 56
| Theban Tomb MMA 56 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Ankhshepenwepet | |
 Inner coffin of Ankhshepenwepet | |
| Location | Deir el-Bahari |
| Discovered | Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt |
| Excavated by | Discovered and excavated by Winlock during the 1923-24 season |
| Decoration | none |
The Theban Tomb known as MMA 56 is located in Deir el-Bahari. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The tomb is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Lady Ankhshepenwepet, also called Neb(et)-imauemhat, who dates to the 25th Dynasty. Ankhshepenwepet was a Singer in the Residence of Amun and an attendant of Shepenwepet I. [1]
The tomb was a pit burial. The body of Ankhshepenwepet had been removed but the tomb still held the coffin, a set of shabtis and the remains of a pet gazelle.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Jean Li, The Singers in the Residence of the Temple of Amen at Medinet Habu: Mortuary Practices, Agency, and the Material Constructions of Identity, Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 47 (2011), pp. 217-230
- ^ H. E. Winlock, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 19, No. 12, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: THE EGYPTIAN EXPEDITION 1923-1924, (December 1924), pp. 30-31