The rediscovered entrance of the tomb of Userhat (TT 47) and the entrance of KHT 01 on the left.
Tomb of Khonsuemheb, northern part of the transverse hall: statues of the tomb owner, his wife Mutemheb and her daughter Isetkha.
Photos: Institute of Egyptology, Waseda University
On the western wall of the southern part of the transverse hall, members of Khonsuemheb’s family make adoration, respectively, to RaHorakhty and Osiris. The eastern wall of that part of the hall is unfinished and decorated with line drawing in red ink. The ceiling is decorated with a number of different patterns, in the centre showing the solar boat, the text of the hymn to the sun god and two figures of Khonsuemheb making adoration. As we entered the tomb of Khonsuemheb via the northern wall of its transverse hall, we are now excavating outside, above the tomb, in order to uncover the main entrance from its forecour t as the next step for fur ther
Photo: Institute of Egyptology, Waseda University
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investigation and conservation. The coming seasons may unearth the entrance as well as artefacts related to the tomb. We have also begun conserving its beautiful wall paintings.
• Jiro Kondo is a professor of archaeology at Waseda University, Japan, director of the Institute of Egyptology at Waseda University and director of the Theban Tombs Project. Nozomu Kawai is an associate professor at Kanazawa University, Japan, and a member of the Theban Tombs Project team. We would like to thank the MoA for its unfailing cooperation. We are indebted to the Japan Society for Promotion of Science for its grant-in-aid for scientific research.