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Ancient Egyptian tomb
Theban tomb 217
Burial site of Ipuy
Plan of TT217
LocationDeir el-Medina, Theban Necropolis
DiscoveredBefore 1894
Excavated byArthur Weigall (1911-12)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (1912, 1920)
Kathrin Gabler (2021-)
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TT217, or Tomb of Ipuy, is the tomb of the ancient Egyptian artisan Ipuy and members of his family in Deir el-Medina, near modern Luxor, Egypt. Ipuy (also transcribed as Apy) was a sculptor active in the reign of Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

TT217 is situated on the upper terrace in the western cemetery of the ancient workmen's village of Deir el-Medina. The complex consists of a chapel within a walled courtyard and at least 10 subterranean rooms. The chapel's decoration depicts craftsmen at work in addition to daily life scenes.

The tomb was first published by Jean-Vincent Scheil in 1894 but its location was later lost. The tomb was rediscovered by Arthur Weigall in his 1911-12 excavation season and subsequently excavated by the Metropolitan Museum in 1912 and 1920, and by Bernard Bruyère in the mid-1920s. Since 2020 Kathrin Gabler has carried out further investigation and documentation of the tomb.

Gallery

  • Building a Catafalque Building a Catafalque
  • Fishing and Fowling Fishing and Fowling
  • Garden Scene Garden Scene
  • Ipuy and Wife Receive Offerings from Their Children (restored) Ipuy and Wife Receive Offerings from Their Children (restored)
  • Man Making a Net Man Making a Net
  • Winemaking Winemaking

References

Citations

  1. Porter & Moss 1960, pp. 315–317.
  2. ^ Gabler 2022.
  3. Garis Davies 1927, p. 33.

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