Spanish Mission at Dra Abu el-Naga (TT 11 – 12) 22nd CAMPAIGN January 9th– February 23rd 2023 Field Director: Dr. José M. Galán General Director of Antiquities in Upper Egypt: Fathy Yasin General Director of Antiquities in the West Bank: Bahaa Abdel Gaber Manager of...

Field Director: Dr. José M. Galán Team Members: Abad, Emilio Archaeologist Diaz-Iglesias, Lucía Epigraphist Forcadell, Ignacio Architect                                             García, David Archaeologist  González, María Pottery                        Herrerín,...

Field Director: Dr. José M. GalánTeam Members: Forcadell, Ignacio Architect García, David Archaeologist González, María Pottery Herrerín, Jesús Physical anthropologist Huertas, Laura Egyptologist, archaeologist Ikram, Salima Egyptologist, physical anthropologist...

19th Season Report: January 14 th – February 22 nd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to the Minister of State Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El Anani, to the General Director of...

18th Season Report: January 15 th – February 25 th ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to the Minister of State Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El Anani, to the General Director of...

17th Season Report: January 16 th – February 24 thACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to the Minister of State Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El Anani, to the General Director of...

16th Season Report: January 18 th – February 25 th ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to the Minister of State Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El Anani, and to Dr. Mohamed Ismail...

15th Season Report: January 12 th – February 20 thINTRODUCTION Dra Abu el-Naga is the modern name of the hill that rises on the West Bank at the northern end of the necropolis associated with the ancient city of Thebes, which coincides with modern Luxor. A Spanish...

14th Season Report: January 13 th – February 21 st INTRODUCTION Dra Abu el-Naga is the modern name of the hill that rises at the northern end of the necropolis associated with the ancient city of Thebes, which coincides with modern Luxor. It is located on the West...

13th Season Report: January 13th – February 23th ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to the Minister of State Antiquities, Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, and to Dr. Mohamed Ismail,...

12th Season Report: January 8th – February 21st ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to all those who were in charge during the preparation and execution of the 12th...

11st Season Report: January 9th – February19th ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo has been extremely helpful in every way, and we are most grateful to the Minister of State Antiquities, Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, to the Secretary General, Dr....

Tomb-chapel of Djehuty (TT 11) Djehuty was a high official under the joint reign of Hatshepsut–Thutmosis III, c. 1470 BC. He came from Middle Egypt, from the province of Hermopolis (Hemenu), consecrated to the god Thot, the scribe of the gods. Djehuty's name also...

1. THE PAINTED BURIAL CHAMBER OF DJEHUTY (TT 11) The open courtyard of Djehty’s funerary monument is 34m long, and was excavated during the first five seasons of fieldwork, in 2002–06. The inner part of the monument penetrates horizontally 18m inside the rock of the...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK OUTSIDE THE TOMBS 1. Cleaning the new area south-west of TT 11 The Permanent Committee of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) approved in its meeting held on April 30th 2008 the extension of the concession around the tombs TT 11-12 in order to...

INTRODUCTION The tombs of Djehuty and Hery (TT 11-12) are located in the central area of Dra Abu-el Naga. They were hewn at the foothill, and they are interconnected through a third tomb (–399–). They all date to the early XVIIIth Dynasty. The tombs of Djehuty and...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK INSIDE THE TOMBS The main goal for the present season was the clearing of the debris that filled the inner chamber of the tomb of Djehuty (TT 11), measuring 4.40 x 5.40 m. and its height 2.24 m. The debris fell down through two big holes in the...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK OUTSIDE THE TOMBS The aim of the excavation carried out in the area outside TT 11-12 was the clearance of the open courtyards of the tombs. In the process, we have found many objects belonging to funerary equipments of different periods, from the...

4th Season Report: January 10 th – February 19 th Field Director: Dr. José M. Galán General Director of Antiquities in Luxor and Upper Egypt: Dr. Holeil Ghali General Director of Antiquities in the West Bank: Ali El-Asfar Field Inspector: Abdeen Ahmed Mahfoud Rais:...

3 rd Season Report January 13 th – February 19 th 2004 Field Director: Dr. José M. Galán Co-Director: Mohamed A. El-Bialy General Director of Antiquities in Luxor and Upper Egypt: Dr. Holeil Ghaly General Director of Antiquities in the West Bank: Ali El-Asfar Field...

Second Season: January 14th - February 20th Field Directors: Dr. José M. Galán, and Mohamed El-Bialy General Director of Antiquities in Upper Egypt, Luxor::Mohamed A. El-Bialy General Director of Antiquities in the West Bank:Ali El-Asfar Chief of Inspectors:Ibrahim...

First Season Field Director: José Manuel Galán (C.S.I.C., Madrid) Members of the Spanish team: José Miguel Serrano Andrés Diego Espinel Ana de Diego Antonio Morales Margarita Conde Alicia Torija Supervisor of the Egyptian team: Mohamed el-Bialy General Director of...