The Theban Tomb known as MMA 57 is located in Deir el-Bahari. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The tomb is likely the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Harwa.[1]
| Theban Tomb MMA 57 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Possibly Harwa, and containing Book of the Dead of Khaemhor | |
 Segment of the Book of the Dead of Khaemhor | |
| Location | Deir el-Bahari |
| Discovered | Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt and Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt |
| Excavated by | Winlock during the 1923-24 season |
| Decoration | none |
The tomb contained large sections of the Book of the Dead of Khamhor (also written as Khaemhor), who dates to the 26th Dynasty. Khamhor was a Prophet of Amon and Mayor of Thebes.[2]
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- ^ Terry G. Wilfong, A Saite Book of the Dead Fragment in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Papyrological Texts in Honor of Roger S. Bagnall, Edited by Rodney Ast, Hélène Cuvigny, Todd M. Hickey, and Julia Lougovaya, American Society of Papyrologists, 2012 [page needed][ISBN missing]
- ^ H. E. Winlock, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series", Vol. 19, No. 12, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Egyptian Expedition 1923–1924, (December 1924), pp. 31