Tombs of Menna, Nakht & Amenemope

The wall paintings in Menna and Nakht’s tombs are beautiful and colourful and show rural life in 18th dynasty Egypt. Menna was an estate inspector and Nakht was an astronomer of Amun. Their tombs are so small that only a few people can fit in at a time but the walls have some of the most famous Egyptian tomb paintings and there are also another tombs in luxor such as Tomb of Seti I which knwon as the best tomb in the valley and Tomb of Tutankhamun KV (62) which is one of the smaalest in the valley and Tuthmosis III ( KV 34) which deeps in the hils and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II and Tomb of Horemheb ( KV 57) where it is famous for its bas relief and Tomb of Merenptah ( KV 8) which is the second largest valley of the kings and Tomb of Ramsis IV ( KV 2 ) which is near the entrance of valley of kings and Tomb of Ramses VI (KV9) which is the grandest tomb in the valley of king and Tomb of Tuthmosis IV ( KV 43) which one of the largest and deepest of the 18th dynasty

When did the Amenemope tomb and the large Funerary open?

Amenemope’s tomb is one of the last to be opened to the public. The large funerary complex has been open since antiquity and has lost most of its decoration. When the archaeologists arrived they found early Coptic manuscripts and Howard Carter’s copy of the Spectator from 1912. Amenemope (c. 1186–1069 BC) lived during the reigns of Ramses III, IV and V. His titles were Third Prophet of Amon and Greatest of the Seers of Re in Thebes. The sarcophagus in the upper corridor was moved from the lower burial chamber and there are also another landmarks in luxor such as Karnak Temple which is a massive complex covering 2 sq km the size of 10 cathedrals and Montu Temple Enclosure also in cairo and also there are another landmarks in luxor you can visit during your stay such as Valley of the Queens which is at the southern end of the theban hill side and New Gurna and Medinat Habu which is fronted by the sleepy village of kom lolah and backed by the theban moutain and Luxor Museum which has an amazing collection of antiquities from the end of old kingdom to the mamluk period

The tomb of Nakht also features a small museum area in its first chamber.