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TT36

{{Short description|Theban tomb}}

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| owner = Ibi

| image = TT36.jpg

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| location = El-Assasif

| date = 26th dynasty

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{{Hiero|Ibi|i-b-iBertha Porter, Rosalind L. B. Moss, Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. I. The Theban Necropolis. Part 1. Private Tombs. Second Edition, revised and augmented. Griffith Institute/ Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 1970, {{ASIN|B002WL4ON4}} pp. 63–68, Map IV. ([http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/topbib/pdf/pm1-1.pdf PDF; 21,9 MB]); from The Digital Topographical Bibliography.|align=right|era=lp}}

The Theban Tomb TT36 is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.{{cite book|first=James|last=Baikie|title=Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.529878|publisher=Methuen|date=1932|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.529878/page/n614 564]–566}} It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Ibi, who was "Chief Steward of the Adorer of the God" (Nitoqret I), during the reign of Psamtik I during the 26th dynasty.{{WhosWhoInAncientEgyptReference|pages=74}}

Decoration and layout

The tomb decoration in this tomb was copied from the tomb of another noble called Ibi, from the Old Kingdom cemetery at Deir el-Gabrawi. This is typical of the Saite Period, which tended to echo the decoration of previous periods of Egyptian history.

The tomb is entered via a flight of steps that run parallel to the main axis. At the foot of these steps is an antechamber, which is decorated with scenes of Ibi adoring Ra-Horakhty. There is also a false door, echoing Old Kingdom decoration. A doorway leads from the middle of the right hand wall into what was a pillared hall (these pillars have since been destroyed). This room shows Ibi dressed as an ancient noble, watching the work of craftsmen and dancing girls.

The right-hand wall has a doorway that leads into what was once an open court. This is decorated on the right-hand wall with a hunting scene, and on the left-hand wall Ibi and his father sit whilst offerings are placed in tables in front of them. From this hall several chambers lead off, one to the burial-shaft. These chambers have Ptolemaic paintings, and show that the tomb was reused at this time.

See also

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Bibliography

  • Kuhlmann, Klaus-Peter (1983). Das Grab des Ibi, Obergutsverwalters der Gottesgemahlin des Amun (thebanisches Grab Nr. 36), Band I: Beschreibung der unterirdischen Kult- und Bestattungsanlage [The tomb of Ibi, chief steward of the god's wife of Amun (Theban tomb no. 36), Volume I: Description of the underground cult and burial complex]. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut - Archäologische Veröffentlichungen, vol. 15. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, {{ISBN|3-8053-0044-1}}.
  • Wagner, Mareike (2024). Das Grab des Ibi. Theben Nr. 36, Band II: Die beiden Sarkophage des Ibi und die Sargkammer des Psametik [The tomb of Ibi. Thebes No. 36, Volume II: The two sarcophagi of Ibi and the coffin chamber of Psametik]. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut - Archäologische Veröffentlichungen, vol. 131. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, {{ISBN|978-3-447-11833-0}}.

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Category:Theban tombs