TT188

Tomb TT188, located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of Parennefer. It has been excavated by the Akhenaten Temple Project.

It is one of the few tombs in the Theban necropolis that was carved and decorated solely during the early years of the rule of Akhenaten. The badly damaged tomb decoration, has cast new light on the initial stage of the Amarna Period prior to the actual move to Akhetaten itself.

Mummies, coffins and other remains show that the tomb was later reused during the 21st and 22nd dynasties, and robber tunnels have led the way to new and unrecorded tombs, whose entrances cannot be located from outside.

Recent Discoveries

By tracing the multiple robber tunnels that enter the tomb, other previously unknown tombs have been located close by. These include a small painted tomb from the Ramesside period, one from the 18th Dynasty, a tomb of 25th Dynasty. This last tomb entrance way constructed of mud-brick, a large open court, and a long corridor with a series of chambers and deep shafts excavated in the bedrock.