The tomb of Chaemhat is situated close to that of Ramose and is dated to the end of the late reign of Amonhetep 3 and early reign of Amonhetep 4. The decoration is very much similar to that of Ramose. He was Overseer of the Granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt and Royal Scribe. The tomb was discovered in 1842 and suffered severely due to the cooking fires of the local people. The blackened walls were then again more damaged by the attempts of the cleaning efforts in the early 1900 by Sir Robert Mond who tried to scrub the walls using soap. The final attack on the tomb came then in the following years when scenes completely were cut out and shipped to European museums. But the tomb is still worth a visit, because the remaining scenes are of exquisit quality.
Situation: Open, no glass, rather dark illuminated by mirrors ticket LE 25 for 2 tombs Userhat and Chaemhat
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Last updated 21 march 2011 by Paul Biesta
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