Tomb of Two Brothers

Not to be confused with Tale of Two Brothers.
Tomb of 2 Brothers
Statuettes of Nakht-ankh found in his tomb
Burial site of Nakht-Ankh and Khnum-Nakht
LocationRifeh, Asyut, Egypt
TypeTomb
History
Foundedc. 1900 BC
Site notes
Discovered1907 by Erfai

The Tomb of Two Brothers is an ancient sepulchre in Deir Rifeh, Egypt. It contains the chamber tomb of the ancient Egyptian high status priests Nakht-Ankh and Khnum-Nakht, which dates from the 12th Dynasty. The whole tomb group is now in the Manchester Museum.

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