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Fraser Tombs (3)

            The necropolis is 6 miles northeast of Al Minya, near  Tihna el-Gebel village, which was an ancient limestone quarry.

The rock-cut sepulchres date to the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties of the Old Kingdom.

First  discovered in 1853 by  Heinrich Brugsch and first described by the British civil engineer George Willoughby Fraser.

The tombs belong to a 3 km (1.9 mi) long necropolis of the ancient town of Mer-nefer(et) (also Per-Imen-mAt-chent(j), TA-dehenet, or Akoris). The tomb owners were stewards of the royal estate. In the Fifth Dynasty, they were Hathor priests and there is a temple to Hathor nearby.

Four of the fifteen (numbered) tombs contain statues and carved hieroglyphics dating from the Old Kingdom. The most important of the sepulchres is the second tomb which is probably the tomb of Ni-ankh-kay (Neka-Ankh), which has the shape of a mastaba. The decoration of the small and long offering room consists of statues of his family.

A written authorization or will was discovered in the tomb of Ny-ka-Ankh stating that they shall act under the authority of my eldest son, like they act for my own property. 
 wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_Tombs

Taken in: Egypt / Minya / Al Ḩawārtah (show map)

Taken on: October 27, 2022

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