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TT7

The Theban Tomb TT7 is located in Deir el-Medina, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor.[1][2] It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian artisan and Scribe in the Place of Truth named Ramose, who lived during the Nineteenth Dynasty, during the reign of Ramesses II.[2]

Theban tomb TT7
Burial site of Ramose
Schematic plan of Theban Tomb 7
Schematic plan of TT7
LocationDeir el-Medina, Theban Necropolis
DiscoveredNineteenth Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II
DecorationScenes of royal and divine figures, including Amenhotep I, Ahmose-Nefertari, Horemheb, Thutmose IV, Ramesses II and the Theban Triad
LayoutCourt and decorated chapel
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Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

Ramose also created a total of three tombs for himself in the necropolis, the others being TT212 and TT250.[3][4] TT7 is interpreted as Ramose's personal tomb, while TT212 and TT250 have been connected respectively with the male and female entourage of Ramose or of his family.[4][5]

Tomb owner

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TT7 was the tomb of Ramose, a Scribe in the Place of Truth under Ramesses II.[2] The title connected Ramose with the community of artisans at Deir el-Medina, the village responsible for excavating and decorating the royal tombs of the nearby valleys.[6]

Objects associated with Ramose

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The name of Ramose is attested on several objects from Deir el-Medina now held in the Museo Egizio, including limestone stela fragments acquired during Schiaparelli's 1905 excavation, a limestone statue-base fragment acquired during Schiaparelli's 1909 excavation, a limestone stela dedicated by the royal scribe Ramose to the goddess Qetesh between Min and Reshep, and a limestone pyramidion dated to the Nineteenth Dynasty.[8][9][10][11]

Limestone stela dedicated by the royal scribe Ramose to Qetesh, shown between Min and Reshep, from Deir el-Medina, Nineteenth Dynasty. Museo Egizio, Turin.[10]

Excavation and documentation

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View of the valley floor of Deir el-Medina during Schiaparelli's excavations, 1906–1909. Museo Egizio Photo Archive, Turin.[12]

The photographic database of the Institut français d'archéologie orientale records two exterior photographs of TT7 taken in 1974, and lists a plate published by Bernard Bruyère in 1926 and a publication in preparation by J.-P. Corteggiani.[2] The Museo Egizio Photo Archive holds a photograph of the west wall of the chapel chamber of TT7, dated to 1905–1914 and recorded under plate C00106.[13]

Between 1905 and 1909, Ernesto Schiaparelli and the Italian Archaeological Mission excavated the site of Deir el-Medina, including the village, the votive area and the necropolis.[6] The Museo Egizio Photo Archive also preserves photographs of the Schiaparelli excavations in the village, temple and chapels of Deir el-Medina from 1905 to 1909.[14]

Description

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Decorated west wall of the chapel chamber of TT7, the tomb of Ramose, 1905–1914. Museo Egizio Photo Archive, Turin.[13]

TT7 is situated at the top of a row of tombs at Deir el-Medina, north of TT216 and high above TT212.[1] The tomb consists of a court and a chapel.[15] The court was enclosed by a brick wall, and the access shaft of TT265, the tomb of Amenemopet, also opened in the same court.[15] Two niches were cut on either side of the doorway and were intended for two stelae; one of these stelae survives, with a representation of the goddess Hathor and an inscription.[15] At the entrance, Ramose is shown adoring Atum and Ra-Horakhty, and remains of a figure of the goddess Nut with outstretched arms are also recorded.[15]

The chapel consists of a single chamber with damaged decoration.[15] The preserved scenes include Amenhotep I, Ahmose-Nefertari, Horemheb and Thutmose IV.[15] Another scene shows King Ramesses II, followed by the vizier Paser, offering before the Theban Triad: Amun, Mut and Khonsu.[15] Another wall shows the barque of Osiris flanked by the goddesses Isis and Nephthys.[15]


Other tombs of Ramose at Deir el-Medina

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In addition to TT7, two other tombs in the same necropolis are attributed to Ramose: TT212 and TT250.[3][4] The three tombs have been interpreted as complexes with different functions: TT7 as Ramose's personal tomb, TT250 as a tomb connected with the female entourage of Ramose or of Mutemwia, and TT212 as an unfinished complex that may have been intended for the male entourage of Ramose.[5] TT250 is also traditionally described as the "tomb of the slave women".[4]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Gardiner, Alan H.; Weigall, Arthur E. P. (1913). A topographical catalogue of the private tombs of Thebes. London: Bernard Quaritch. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "TT 7 : Râmosé" (in French). Institut français d'archéologie orientale. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Porter, Bertha; Moss, Rosalind (1960). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume I: The Theban Necropolis. Part 1: Private Tombs (PDF) (2nd revised and augmented ed.). Oxford: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum. pp. 304–305, 345–346. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Wannan, Shahhat Ahmed Mohamed; Leblanc, Christian; Abdel-Maguid, Youssef Omar (2023). "Ramose, the Famous Deir El-Madina scribe [The owner of TT:07, TT:212 and TT:250]" (PDF). Proceeding of the 1st International Conference of the Faculty of Archaeology, Luxor University: 88–105. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Gobeil, Cédric (2018). "Étude de la TT 250 et du village des artisans" (PDF). Rapport d'activité 2017-2018 de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (in French): 261–262. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Reinstallation of Room 6, Deir el-Medina". Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Statue". Musée du Louvre. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Stela fragments with the name of the scribe Ramose". Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Fragment of a statue base with the name of the scribe Ramose". Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Stela dedicated by the royal scribe Ramose to the goddess Qadesh, shown between Min and Reshep". Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Pyramidion of Ramose". Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Excavations at the village, temple and chapels". Museo Egizio Photo Archive. Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  13. 1 2 "TT7, tomb of Ramose". Museo Egizio Photo Archive. Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Excavations at the village, temple and chapels". Museo Egizio Photo Archive. Museo Egizio. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Porter, Bertha; Moss, Rosalind (1960). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume I: The Theban Necropolis. Part 1: Private Tombs (PDF) (2nd revised and augmented ed.). Oxford: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 25 May 2026.

Further reading

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  • Bruyère, Bernard (1952). Rapport sur les fouilles de Deir el Médineh (1935-1940). Troisième partie: Essai biographique sur le scribe royal Ramosé (PDF). Fouilles de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (in French). Vol. 20. Cairo: Institut français d'archéologie orientale. pp. 14–20.
  • Davies, Benedict G. (1999). Who's who at Deir el-Medina. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
  • Exell, Karen (2006). "The senior scribe Ramose (I) and the cult of the king: A social and historical reading of some private votive stelae from Deir el Medina in the reign of Ramesses II". Current Research in Egyptology 2004: 51–67.
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