#sennefer

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Tomb of Sennefer, also known as Tomb of the Vineyards, ca. 1427-1401 BC.

Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis.

Photo: Thomas J. Abercrombie

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Sennefer and his wife, Meryt, sailing in a barque

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Tomb of Sennefer View inside the Tomb of Sennefer (TT96, sometimes known as the “Tomb of the Vineyards” due to its decoration). The Ancient Egyptian noble Sennefer was “Mayor of the City” (i.e. Thebes, modern day Luxor) and “Overseer of the Granaries and Fields, Gardens and Cattle of Amun” during the reign of Amenhotep II of the 18th dynasty. #iregipto #egyptpassion #mbplanet #history #historic #luxor #Egypt #sennefer #vineyards #amenhotep (at Valley of the Kings) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQXkMxfnOuZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Block Statue of Sennefer

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1427-1401 BC.

Now in the British Museum. EA48

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The Tomb of the Vineyards, built for Sennefer, chief nobleman of Thebes

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II, c. 1427-1401 BC.

Tomb of Sennefer (TT96), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, West Thebes.

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The Tomb of the Vineyards 🍇

▫ The Tomb of Sennefer (TT96), mayor of Thebes under Amenhotep II (c. 1427-1401 BC.), is famously carpeted with plump ripening grapes, curling vines, and intricate leaves that flow across the ceiling like an eternal harvest.

This painted bower was no mere decoration. For Sennefer, wine symbolised rebirth, abundance, and the sweet promise of renewal in the next world. To step inside is to stand beneath a painted vineyard frozen in time; where the sun never sets, the grapes never wither, and eternity tastes faintly of summer.

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Statue of Sennefer and his wife Hatshepsut

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II, c. 1427-1401 B.C. Musée du Louvre. E 27161

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Dua Asir

Osiris, from the tomb of Sennefer