TT55 Ramose
Tomb TT55 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Vizier Ramose.Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: tomb in the necropolis of Thebes
- Also known as: “tomb of Ramose” and “TT55”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Ramesseum.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an Egyptian archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. As such, it is one of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world - the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt of the New Kingdom.
Ramesseum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor. Ramesseum is situated 340 metres south of TT55 Ramose.
Theban Tomb 69 (Menna)
Photo: Ovedc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theban Tomb 69 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official named Menna, whose titles included ‘Overseer of Fields of Amun’, and ‘Overseer of Fields of the Lord of the Two Lands’. Theban Tomb 69 (Menna) is situated 160 metres north of TT55 Ramose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.
New Al Qarnh City
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Al Qarnh City is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of TT55 Ramose.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
Luxor is a city in southern Egypt. It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.
TT55 Ramose
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.73076° or 25° 43′ 51″ northLongitude
32.60895° or 32° 36′ 32″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJJ5+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 5285048126OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q602174
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