TT217

Theban tomb 217
Burial site of Ipuy
Plan of TT217
Location	Deir el-Medina, Theban Necropolis
Discovered	Before 1894
Excavated by	Arthur Weigall (1911-12) Metropolitan Museum of Art (1912, 1920) Kathrin Gabler (2021-)
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TT217, or Tomb of Ipuy, is the tomb of the ancient Egyptian artisan Ipuy and members of his family in Deir el-Medina, near modern Luxor, Egypt. Ipuy (also transcribed as Apy) was a sculptor active in the reign of Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt.

TT217 is situated on the upper terrace in the western cemetery of the ancient workmen's village of Deir el-Medina. The complex consists of a chapel within a walled courtyard and at least 10 subterranean rooms. The chapel's decoration depicts craftsmen at work in addition to daily life scenes.

The tomb was first published by Jean-Vincent Scheil in 1894 but its location was later lost. The tomb was rediscovered by Arthur Weigall in his 1911-12 excavation season and subsequently excavated by the Metropolitan Museum in 1912 and 1920, and by Bernard Bruyère in the mid-1920s. Since 2020 Kathrin Gabler has carried out further investigation and documentation of the tomb.

Gallery

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  Building a Catafalque
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  Fishing and Fowling
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  Garden Scene
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  Ipuy and Wife Receive Offerings from Their Children (restored)
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  Man Making a Net
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  Winemaking

References

Works cited

• Gabler, Kathrin (2022). "TT 217: La Tombe d'Ipouy (i) (Deir el-Médina (2021): Mission d'étude et de restauration)". Bulletin archéologique des Écoles françaises à l'étranger. doi:10.4000/baefe.6243. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
• Garis Davies, N. de (1927). Two Ramesside Tombs at Thebes. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
• Porter, Bertha; Moss, Rosalind L. B. Moss (1960). Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings I: The Theban Necropolis Part 1. Private Tombs (PDF) (1970 reprint ed.). Oxford: Griffith Institute. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

External links

• Media related to TT217 at Wikimedia Commons
• TT217 Project website