tomb of Amenemope
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The tomb of Amenemope is an ancient Egyptian burial site in Tanis best known for its rich royal funerary treasures, including gold artifacts and jewelry, uncovered by archaeologist Pierre Montet in the 20th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomb of Amenemope | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian tomb
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tanis royal tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Amenemope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialOf | Amenemope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialOfDynasty | Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialOfTitle | pharaoh ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
amulets
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canopic chests ⓘ coffins ⓘ funerary masks ⓘ gold artifacts ⓘ inscribed objects ⓘ jewelry ⓘ royal funerary treasures ⓘ scarabs ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfFinds |
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
NERFINISHED
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various museum collections ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Pierre Montet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| discoveryYearApproximate | 1940s ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Pierre Montet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | systematic archaeological excavation ⓘ |
| function | royal burial ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedDeities |
Amun
NERFINISHED
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Osiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| hasScriptOfInscriptions | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurial | royal burial with rich grave goods ⓘ |
| heritageDiscipline | Egyptology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialContext | stone tomb architecture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intact burial equipment
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rich royal funerary treasures ⓘ well-preserved gold objects ⓘ |
| partOf | royal necropolis of Tanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedSite |
Tomb of Psusennes I
NERFINISHED
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Tomb of Shoshenq II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Takelot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Egyptian funerary religion ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservationAtDiscovery | partially intact ⓘ |
| studiedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| treasuresComparison | comparable in richness to other royal Tanis tombs ⓘ |
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