TT219
| Theban tomb 219 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Nebenmaat | |
Anubis with the tool for the opening of the mouth ceremony (below) of Nebenmaat and the winged goddess Nephthys (above) | |
| Location | Deir el-Medina, Theban Necropolis |
| Discovered | 1928 |
| Excavated by | Bernard Bruyère |
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TT219, or "Tomb of Nebenmaat”, is the tomb of the ancient Egyptian artisan Nebenmaat and members of his family in Deir el-Medina, near modern Luxor, Egypt. Nebenmaat was the son of the owner of tomb TT218, Amennakht who, as Nebenmaat's father, was the first to build his tomb in this area. Tomb TT219 along with the neighbouring family tombs TT218 and TT220 was discovered in 1928 by the French Egyptologist Bernard Bruyère.
Tomb TT220 belongs to Amennakht's second son, the workman Khaemteri and Nebenmaat’s brother. All three individuals were active during the long reign of king Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Nebemaat himself served as an artisan who decorated tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
The importance of these Theban Tombs TT218, TT 219 and TT220 rely on the fact that they form a group belonging to a single family, i.e. the family of the workman Amennakht.