Theban tomb tracings
made by Norman and Nina de Garis Davies

Concept and direction: Jaromir Malek
Catalogue: Helen Murray, Elizabeth Fleming and Alison Hobby
Editing: Hana Navrátilová and Jaromir Malek
Scanning: Jenni Navratil, assisted by Hana Navrátilová
Photo-editing: Jenni Navratil
Coordination: Elizabeth Fleming

Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. TT 78, Haremhab, Scribe of recruits.
Temp. Tuthmosis III to Amenophis III

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i2.152(2) Haremhab and wife seated, with two girls followed by female musicians (lutists and harpist) offering floral vases to them, and remains of banquet. Sub-scene, offering bearers.

Davies MSS. 10.30.1 [left]
(pencil tracing)
Detail, lutists and harpist, PM i2, 152(2).

Davies MSS. 10.30.1 [right]
(pencil tracing)
Detail, two girls, PM i2, 152(2).


i2.152-3(4) Tuthmosis IV and goddess in kiosk with Haremhab offering, and four registers, I-III, recording recruits, etc. IV, three brothers with flowers, and men with bull, ibex and hare.

Davies MSS. 10.30.2
(pencil tracing)
Second brother with flowers in register IV, PM i2, 153(4).


i2.153(6) Two registers. I, [Haremhab and mother(?)], and guests. II, Haremhab with small princess on his knee, and mother with ibex under her chair, with two girls offering floral vases to them, and female lutists and dancer, guests and attendants. Sub-scene, offering bearers, butchers, and blind male musicians (singer, lutist, and harpist).

Davies MSS. 10.30.3 [left]
(pencil tracing)
Haremhab, princess, two girls, female lutists and dancer in register II, [see also 10.30.6],
PM i2, 153(6).

Davies MSS. 10.30.3 [right]
(pencil tracing)
Detail, guests in register II,
PM i2, 153(6).


Davies MSS. 10.30.4
(inked tracing)
Detail, Haremhab and mother with ibex in register II, PM i2, 153(6).

Davies MSS. 10.30.5
(inked tracing)
Haremhab, princess and offering bearer in register II,
PM i2, 153(6).


Davies MSS. 10.30.6
(inked tracing)
Detail, female lutists and dancer in register II [see also 10.30.3 [left]],
PM i2, 153(6).

Davies MSS. 10.30.7
(pencil tracing)
On right, detail, butchers from sub-scene, PM i2, 153(6).
On left, detail of men with funeral furniture from register II, PM i2, 154(9).


Davies MSS. 10.30.8
(pencil tracing)
Detail, singer, lutist, and harpist from sub-scene, PM i2, 153(6).


i2.153-4(8) [Tuthmosis IV on throne, and Haremhab] bringing five registers, I-V, foreign tribute. I and II, Egyptians. III, Syrians with tribute including vases. IV-V, Nubians.

Davies MSS. 10.30.9
(pencil tracing)
Detail, Syrian tribute in register III, PM i2, 153-4(8).

Davies MSS. 10.30.10
(pencil tracing)
Detail, Syrians with tribute in register III, PM i2, 153-4(8).


Davies MSS. 10.30.11
(pencil tracing)
Syrians with vases in register III, PM i2, 153-4(8).


i2.155(13) Haremhab and family fowling and fishing. Sub-scene, netting fowl, (with group of pelicans) and netting fish.

Davies MSS. 10.30.12
(pencil tracing)
Sub-scene, netting (fowl), with pelicans,
PM i2, 155(13).

Davies MSS. 10.30.13
(pencil tracing)
Detail, grasshopper and birds,
PM i2, 155(13).


(January 19, 2012)
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