Dish Inscribed with the Throne Name of Thutmose II ca. 1492-1473 B.C. New Kingdom In 1936 the Metropolitan Museum's Egyptian Expedition discovered a small sealed doorway on the hillside beneath Senenmut's tomb (TT 71). Inside lay four coffins surrounded by boxes, baskets, and pottery. This turned out to be one of the few well-preserved private burials from the early New Kingdom. Two coffins were inscribed for Hatnefer and Ramose, Senenmut's mother and father. Two others contained six anonymous mummies, almost certainly members of the same family.The chief beneficiary of the tomb was Senenmut's elderly mother, who lived to benefit from her son's rise at court. At her death, Senenmut seems to have transferred the burials of other family members to Thebes, where their spirits could reap the benefits of the grave goods he was able to provide for Hatnefer.The entrance of the small tomb was sealed with a large rock and covered by loose chip from the construction of Senenmut's chapel on the h

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Dish Inscribed with the Throne Name of Thutmose II ca. 1492-1473 B.C. New Kingdom In 1936 the Metropolitan Museum's Egyptian Expedition discovered a small sealed doorway on the hillside beneath Senenmut's tomb (TT 71). Inside lay four coffins surrounded by boxes, baskets, and pottery. This turned out to be one of the few well-preserved private burials from the early New Kingdom. Two coffins were inscribed for Hatnefer and Ramose, Senenmut's mother and father. Two others contained six anonymous mummies, almost certainly members of the same family.The chief beneficiary of the tomb was Senenmut's elderly mother, who lived to benefit from her son's rise at court. At her death, Senenmut seems to have transferred the burials of other family members to Thebes, where their spirits could reap the benefits of the grave goods he was able to provide for Hatnefer.The entrance of the small tomb was sealed with a large rock and covered by loose chip from the construction of Senenmut's chapel on the h

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