List of Theban Tombs

The so-called Theban tombs are several hundred private tombs and grave chapels that lie in Western Thebes in Egypt between the Valley of Kings and the Valley of the Queens. The total area is divided into different necropolises: Dra Abu el- Naga el- Chocha, al - Asasif, Deir el- Bahari, Sheikh Abd el- Qurna, Qurnet Murrai and Deir el -Medina.

In a narrower sense, the term the Theban tombs of the larger and decorated officers graves or tombs of the Nobles. The numbering of these 415 graves begins with TT, which stands for the English name Theban Tomb. In addition there are about 50 graves that have been described in earlier publications, whose exact location is not known but. These tombs are numbered according to their respective necropolis (A for Dra Abu el-Naga, B for el- Chocha, C for Sheikh Abd el- Qurna and D for Qurnet Murrai ). Several hundred smaller or undecorated tombs bear no TT number. They often follow their own numbering of individual excavators.

The grave sites in the necropolis date from different periods: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 18 to 22 and 25 to 26 Dynasty. In the individual graves can be found some of them very elaborate murals that are typical of the ancient Egyptian art. However, most of these paintings are now in poor condition.

List of graves

Graves of unknown location

In previous publications, some graves have been described, their exact position was noted without.