Painting, Tomb of Menna, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt
Ritual of the opening of the mouth, with priest holding objects at the mouth of the mummy of Menna, painting, on the north wall of the longitudinal chamber, in the Tomb of Menna, scribe of the fields of the king, TT69, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, at Sheik Abd El-Korna, in the Valley of the Nobles, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. The site contains over 400 of rock cut tombs dating to the New Kingdom. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14109657
Media ID
45690394
Size
8268px x 4924px
(15.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
