Ramose, Userhet & Khaemet
The tomb of Ramose is unfinished because its owner, who began his career under Amenhotep III, ended it under Akhenaten, the ruler who moved the capital from Thebes to Armana, disrupting not only public religious and administrative functions, but the private arrangements of his functionaries as well. This tomb is highly significant because both its style and content bridge the two periods, with the western wall showing some of the earliest depictions of Akhenaten worshipping the new god. The relief work is also exceptionally fine.
Userhet was a royal scribe and tutor in the reign of Amenhotep II. His tomb has depictions of winemaking, gazelle hunting, and hair cutting on the walls. The heavy damage done to the scene of the funereal feast was done by early Coptic hermits. Khaemet was another royal scribe, though he served the subsequent Pharaoh, Amenhotep III. Though I prefer the tomb of Ramose, there is some stonework here as well.
The tomb of Ramose is unfinished because its owner, who began his career under Amenhotep III, ended it under Akhenaten, the ruler who moved the capital from Thebes to Armana, disrupting not only public religious and administrative functions, but the private arrangements of his functionaries as well. This tomb is highly significant because both its style and content bridge the two periods, with the western wall showing some of the earliest depictions of Akhenaten worshipping the new god. The relief work is also exceptionally fine.
Userhet was a royal scribe and tutor in the reign of Amenhotep II. His tomb has depictions of winemaking, gazelle hunting, and hair cutting on the walls. The heavy damage done to the scene of the funereal feast was done by early Coptic hermits. Khaemet was another royal scribe, though he served the subsequent Pharaoh, Amenhotep III. Though I prefer the tomb of Ramose, there is some stonework here as well.
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