Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

The tomb of Sa-Mut at el-Khokha (TT 247)

2025, 34, No. 3

Bahaa Abdel Gaber Badwy

Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Qurna Antiquities District

DOI

10.37343/uw.2083-537X.pam34.3.06

Publication date

31.12.2025

Submission date

27.02.2024

Acceptance date

16.07.2024

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Humanities

Discipline

archeology

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

Archaeological excavations conducted in the Theban necropolis over the past two centuries have led to the discovery of hundreds of tombs and burials dating from the Old Kingdom to the Coptic era. Many of these sepulchers remain unpublished, leaving our understanding of the mortuary landscape of Western Thebes incomplete. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to shed some light on one of these unpublished monuments: the Eighteenth Dynasty tomb of Sa-Mut (TT 247), located at el-Khokha.

Keywords:

Theban necropolis,el-Khokha,New Kingdom,Eighteenth Dynasty,Sa-Mut,TT 247,rock-cut tomb

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