RocknRodV: Nemtymes, the royal envoy to all foreign lands under Ramses II
RocknRodV: The Bubasteion and New Kingdom tombs in Saqqara, Egypt
RocknRodV: Synopsis of the job duties carried out by Nemtymes as well as characteristics of his tomb
RocknRodV: Nemtymes depicted in the south face of the southwest pillar, located on the first chamber’s pillared court
RocknRodV: Nemtymes, the tomb owner, carries the djed pillar
RocknRodV: Nemtymes, the tomb owner, carries the djed pillar
RocknRodV: The djed pillar, a symbol of Osiris
RocknRodV: Nemtymes also held an official position as an overseer of works in the Temple of Ptah
RocknRodV: A damaged relief of the tomb owner Nemtymes, where he’s worshipping
RocknRodV: Offering bearers
RocknRodV: Scene from the tomb of Nemtymes, where the tomb owner receives offerings from bearers
RocknRodV: Scene from the tomb of Nemtymes
RocknRodV: Scene from the tomb of Nemtymes depicting an offering bearer
RocknRodV: Scene from the tomb of Nemtymes, where the tomb owner carries the Djed pillar
RocknRodV: Scene from the tomb of Nemtymes, where he worships deities
RocknRodV: Scene from the tomb of Nemtymes, where Osiris and Isis sit on their thrones, while the tomb owner (not shown here) worships them
RocknRodV: Spectacular painted statue of a cow representing Hathor, carved straight from the rock
RocknRodV: Hathor, the Goddess of music, love, and motherhood
RocknRodV: Below Hathor’s statue, there’s a standing human figure identified as King Ramses II
RocknRodV: I totally missed the tomb chapel of Ptahmes, until someone from our group took notice of it
RocknRodV: Working as a team, we illuminated for one another to witness this unsuspecting beauty
RocknRodV: Some of the reliefs are damaged but, where still present, the colors were stunning
RocknRodV: The tomb chapel of Ptahmes
RocknRodV: The image of Nemtymes, a high-ranking official under Ramses II and the tomb owner, can be identified here
RocknRodV: This damaged relief from the north section of the first chamber pillared court’s east wall shows a boat and cartouches, which were difficult to sort out there