TT39

The Tomb TT39 is located in , part of the , on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to . It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official, Puimre.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: tomb
  • Also known as: “Theban Tomb 39”, “Tomb of Puimre”, and “Tomb of Puyemre (TT39)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and El-Khokha.

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The is an archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the of . 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.

Archaeological site
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The necropolis of is located on the west bank of the river Nile at . The necropolis is surrounds a hill and has five Old Kingdom tombs and over 50 tombs from the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties as well as some from the First Intermediate Period and the Late Period. is situated 150 metres southwest of TT39.

Archaeological site
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The Tomb is located in , part of the , on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to . The tomb was originally constructed in the El-Assasif necropolis for the use of Ankh-hor and his family.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

Village
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is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

Village
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is a village.

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is a city in . had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as .

TT39

Latitude
25.73362° or 25° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
32.61346° or 32° 36′ 49″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJM7+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 830826589
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1485518
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“TT39” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة بويم رع”
  • Dutch: “TT39”
  • French: “TT39”
  • German: “Grab des Puiemre”
  • Italian: “TT39”
  • Russian: “ТТ39”
  • Ukrainian: “TT39”
  • “TT39”

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