TT196

TT196 ( Theban Tomb = Theban grave number 196 ) is the modern name for the monumental grave in the Upper asset manager of the God's Wife of Amun in Thebes Padihorresnet, Al - Asasif. Padihorresnet officiated for the God's Wife Nitocris I. II under King Necho ( 610-595 BC) in the 26th Dynasty.

The grave system is applied on three levels. There is a superstructure of mud brick above the earth. There is an underground cult plant, which is richly decorated. About shafts the actual grave chambers are accessible that were present as deprived with the modern excavations.

The superstructure

The superstructure of mud brick is about 80 m long and consisted of three courtyards. The entrance was decorated by a 16.3 m wide pylon whose gate input was created and labeled in stone. During excavations, however, found only fragments of the inscription. The pylon and the outer walls of the superstructure were decorated with a palace facade. Behind the entrance leads into a first courtyard, and from there into a second courtyard, where there is also a staircase is leading to the underground cult systems. The third, underlying farm is not accessible to man and has no access. The courtyards are otherwise undecorated.

Cult facilities

The underground cult facilities can be reached via a staircase that bends after a few meters at a right angle and leads into an atrium whose long sides are each decorated with three pillars. From there, in a covered area and a short walk to a hall with four side chambers behind it is another hall with three other side chambers. In almost all of these side chambers are shafts that lead to deeper grave chambers and in which Padihorresnet and his family were buried. The underground cult area is richly decorated with texts in sunk relief. It usually is the title and name of the Padihorresnet to the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts few and many texts of the Book of the Dead. As images to the lyrics, there are often above them Inappropriate representations of the grave owner before various deities or imagings of the Book of the Dead Set. There are also scenes showing the grave owner before the offering table. The ceilings are partially painted and show geometric patterns.

The grave chambers lowermost were undecorated and found themselves deprived, although they still contained numerous remains of grave goods.