Nebamun

The hieroglyphic name of Nebamun

Nebamun, part of a scene
from the tomb of Nebamun

Nebamun was a middle-ranking regular "scribe and grain accountant" during the stop of the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt. He is thought to have lived 1350 BCE and wrought on the vast temple complex close Thebes (now Luxor) where the state god Amun was precious. His name was translated as "My Lord is Amun", and his affiliation with the temple, coupled with the grandness of grain supplies to Egypt, implied that he was a person of considerable practical grandness, though not of the broadest rank.

Fowling scene from
the tomb of Nebamun

Nebamun is famous today because of the 1820 discovery of the richly-decorated Tomb of Nebamun on the westward bank of the Nile at Thebes. Although the exact placement of that tomb is now missed, a number of bulwark paintings from the tomb were taken by the British Museum where they are now on display. They are seen to be one of that museums excellent values.

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