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
Location	Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
Discovered	Open in antiquity
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called [1]
Userhat called Neferhabef in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC)

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

The tomb

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 the 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 pilgrimage, 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]

Decoration

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  Procession of offerings
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  Userhat and Wife Visit Abydos
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  Userhat kneeling before Osiris and the Goddess of the West
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  Userhat and his wife receiving offerings

See also

• List of Theban tombs

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.

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