TT218
| Theban tomb 218 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Amennakht | |
Anubis attends to Ammennkaht's mummy in the afterlife | |
| Location | Deir el-Medina, Theban Necropolis |
| Discovered | 1928 |
| Excavated by | Bernard Bruyère |
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TT218 (Theban Tomb 218) is the title which identifies one of the Tombs of the Nobles located in the area of the so-called Theban Necropolis, on the western bank of the Nile in front of the city of Luxor., in Egypt. Intended for the burials of nobles and officials connected to the ruling houses, especially of the New Kingdom, the area was exploited as a necropolis since the Old Kingdom and, subsequently, up to the Saitic period (with the XXVI dynasty) and Ptolemaic period.