Relief, Tomb of Khaemhat, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt
Amenhotep III, 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, enthroned and holding flail, ankh and heqa sceptre, with 2 foreigners tied as captives under throne, relief, on the west wall of the first hall, in the Tomb of Khaemhat, royal scribe and overseer of royal granaries, TT57, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, at Sheik Abd El-Korna, in the Valley of the Nobles, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. To the left of this scene, Khaemhat presents the pharaoh with the document of the summer harvest of Upper and Lower 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
