TT51

Theban Tomb TT51 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.[2] It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Userhat who was First Prophet of Sethi I, during the 19th Dynasty.[3]

Theban tomb TT51
Burial site of Userhat called Neferhabef
LocationSheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
DiscoveredOpen in antiquity
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called

[1]
Userhat called Neferhabef
in hieroglyphs

Userhet was the son of Khensemhab and the chantress of Montu, named Tausert. His wife was Hatshepsut called Shepset.[1]

The tomb
Userhat and Wife Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Userhat MET eg30.4.33a

The court, passage and hall are decorated.[1]

Court and passage

(1) A stela was recovered and remains of a scene showing funeral scenes with a ceremony before the mummy. Offering texts accompany the scenes.
(2) The passage shows Userhet with a hymn to the god Ra.[1]

Hall

(3) Three registers with funerary scenes

  • Userhet with Anubis and before scales and Ammit. Userhet kneeling before Osiris and a Western Goddess. Userhet, souls of Pe and Nekhen and baboons adore Ra-Harakhti as a hawk and Isis
  • Funeral procession. The deceased is named Amenmose here. He appears before the pyramid-tomb.
  • Chariots and stands of food, and Userhet's wife with her attendants in a scene with a temple.

(4) Two registers

  • Three ancestors: The Vizier Imhotep, Hapuseneb and Khensemhab adore Monthu.
  • Userhet and his wife beneath a vine.

(5) Three registers about a Festival procession of Thutmosis I

  • Men bring supplies and Userhet adores the royal barque
  • A royal statue is transported and shown on a barque on the lake.
  • Userhet received funeral outfit with masks.

(6) Two registers

  • A man named Akheperkaresoneb is shown kneeling, purified by eight priests. Userhat kneels before three Ogdoads. Thoth reports to Osiris and Anubis
  • Userhet, Akheperkaresoneb and Nebmehyt dressed as priests and accompanied by three priestesses pour ointments on offerings before Montu and Meretseger.

(7) Userhat and his wife in a tree-goddess scene. Another (sub-)scene shows an Abydos pilgimage, and Userhet and his wife before Osiris and Anubis.
(8) Priests libating, female mourners and offerings before Userhet and his wife.
(9)Two registers:

  • Userhet offering before Osiris and two goddesses
  • Userhet with mother-in-law(?) Hennutawy, his wife and daughter offering braziers to Thutmosis I and Ahmose-Nefertari. [1]
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See also

References
  1. Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 97-99
  2. "Bibliography for TT 51: Userhet, called Nefer-hebef". Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  3. Baikie, James (1932). Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen. p. .


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