The Theban Tomb TT64 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The tomb is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Hekerneheh, who was a King's Tutor of Prince Amenhotep during the reign of Tuthmosis IV and lived into the reign of Amenhotep III in the Eighteenth Dynasty.[1][2]

Theban tomb TT64
Burial site of Hekerneheh
LocationSheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
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Hekerneheh
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

Hekerneheh is shown with the King's son Amenhotep, who would later become Amenhotep III. Behind Hekerneheh six royal princes are shown. One of them is a prince Amenemhat, who was a son of Tuthmosis IV and whose canopic jars were found in his father's tomb KV43.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Newberry, Percy E., The Sons of Tuthmosis IV, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 14, No. 1/2 (May, 1928), pp. 82–85
  2. ^ Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, "Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings" Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs, Griffith Institute. 1970, pp 279, ASIN B002WL4ON4
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