Tomb of Horemheb (Saqqara)
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The Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara is the elaborately decorated New Kingdom burial complex of the general who later became Pharaoh Horemheb, notable for its detailed military and religious reliefs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saqqara tomb of Horemheb | 1 |
| Tomb of Horemheb (Saqqara) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom tomb
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archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ tomb ⓘ |
| architecturalType | elite private tomb ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Ancient Egyptian art
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom relief style
|
| associatedWith | Horemheb ⓘ |
| builtFor | Horemheb ⓘ |
| constructionStarted |
late 18th Dynasty
ⓘ
reign of Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important source for New Kingdom administrative history
ⓘ
important source for New Kingdom military iconography ⓘ key monument of Saqqara New Kingdom cemetery ⓘ |
| currentUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| depicts |
foreign captives
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funerary processions ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ offerings to deities ⓘ presentation of prisoners to the king ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
| dynasty | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in 19th–20th centuries ⓘ |
| function | funerary complex ⓘ |
| hasPart |
burial chambers
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chapel ⓘ courtyard ⓘ decorated walls ⓘ inscribed doorways ⓘ offering rooms ⓘ statue niches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| laterBurialPlaceOfHoremheb |
Valley of the Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of the Kings (Thebes)
|
| laterCareerOfOwner | Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis necropolis
ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed military scenes
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elaborate relief decoration ⓘ high-quality New Kingdom art ⓘ religious reliefs ⓘ |
| originalOwnerTitle |
commander-in-chief of the army
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general ⓘ royal official ⓘ |
| ownerBuriedElsewhere | true ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| UNESCOSite | Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ |
| usedBy | Horemheb as general ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saqqara tomb of Horemheb