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21a Theban Dynasty Studies
Gaston Maspero, Guide du visiteur au musée de Boulaq, Cairo 1883
Section on the burials in the Royal Cache, TT320 (DB320)
Site Directory TT320 Royal Cache Mummies Index Coffins Index Persons Index
Section on the burials in the Royal Cache, TT320 (DB320)
Site Directory TT320 Royal Cache Mummies Index Coffins Index Persons Index
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Maspero, preparing to go to
Europe, empowered deputy
curator Brugsch to act in his
place.
Brugsch left for Thebes with
Egyptian officials.
They were conducted to the
location of the Cachette by
one of the Abdurrassouls
Brugsch had already had the
tomb emptied (Note EL:
Brugsch had acted in the
style of a plunderer, having
the tomb emptied in 48 hours
and making no notes of the
artifacts as they were
brought up the shaft, one of
the worst archaeological
crimes in the history of
Egyptology.)
Maspero goes on to describe
the interior of the empty tomb.
Europe, empowered deputy
curator Brugsch to act in his
place.
Brugsch left for Thebes with
Egyptian officials.
They were conducted to the
location of the Cachette by
one of the Abdurrassouls
Brugsch had already had the
tomb emptied (Note EL:
Brugsch had acted in the
style of a plunderer, having
the tomb emptied in 48 hours
and making no notes of the
artifacts as they were
brought up the shaft, one of
the worst archaeological
crimes in the history of
Egyptology.)
Maspero goes on to describe
the interior of the empty tomb.
Brugsch had entered the
tomb before it was
emptied. Maspero gives
a short account of what
Brugsch told him about
his first visit. Brugsch is
not to be trusted and
what he said not be
accepted as the words
of a scientist. Some are
accepted as true. Others
are very suspect.
Nebseni, considered true
location
A 17th Dyn. coffin would
likely have been
Seqenenre's
very questionable
funerary baldichin of
Isetemkheb B: not a
queen. See section on
this unique artifact.
It was a terrible mess.
Brugsch made his way
through on hands and
knees
He claims to have read
these names by the light
of a candle while
crawling along
King Seqenenre
Queen Ahhotep
Queen Ahmose-Nofretari
tomb before it was
emptied. Maspero gives
a short account of what
Brugsch told him about
his first visit. Brugsch is
not to be trusted and
what he said not be
accepted as the words
of a scientist. Some are
accepted as true. Others
are very suspect.
Nebseni, considered true
location
A 17th Dyn. coffin would
likely have been
Seqenenre's
very questionable
funerary baldichin of
Isetemkheb B: not a
queen. See section on
this unique artifact.
It was a terrible mess.
Brugsch made his way
through on hands and
knees
He claims to have read
these names by the light
of a candle while
crawling along
King Seqenenre
Queen Ahhotep
Queen Ahmose-Nofretari
Isetemkheb B, daughter
of HPA Masaharta, burial
unknown, no other
artifacts known. Brugsch
confuses her with
Isetemkheb D, sister-wife
of HPA Pinodjem II, found
in TT320.
of HPA Masaharta, burial
unknown, no other
artifacts known. Brugsch
confuses her with
Isetemkheb D, sister-wife
of HPA Pinodjem II, found
in TT320.
Prince Siamon: remains
of child's plundered burial
of no interest
of child's plundered burial
of no interest
All persons mentioned
here were found in
TT320. However we do
not trust the order or
actual place of the
coffin's locations. At least
one name here could not
have been read until the
coffin had been removed
from the tomb. Then it
was a simple matter for
Brugsch to make up a
great "Indiana Jones"
type story: crawling
about in a royal tomb,
reading the names by
the light of his little
candle etc.
here were found in
TT320. However we do
not trust the order or
actual place of the
coffin's locations. At least
one name here could not
have been read until the
coffin had been removed
from the tomb. Then it
was a simple matter for
Brugsch to make up a
great "Indiana Jones"
type story: crawling
about in a royal tomb,
reading the names by
the light of his little
candle etc.