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Yasmin at Deir el-Medina

Yasmin is very happy she has gottem permission to enter into some of the tombs in Deir el-Medina that are closed to the public so that she can study them. She is even luckier that Jay VanRensselaer is in Luxor and that he kindly offered to take some photographs of the relevant tomb scenes for her. Here she is waiting for the inspector to open one of the tombs for her.

Yasmin in tomb

Yasmin is carefully studying one of the tombs and taking notes in her notebook. Mr. Abdelfattah, the inspector who accompanied Yasmin and Jay, can be seen standing beside Yasmin.

Detail of scene in tomb

Just when Yasmin was about to leave this tomb to go to the next one she caught site of this scene, showing a seated male figure sniffing a lotus and holding a piece of cloth in his left hand. “Is this a representation of an akh iker n Ra?” She wonders. Unfortunately, the scene is badly damaged, so she is unable to read the inscription

In the tomb of Khabekhnet

This scene, in the tomb of Khabekhnet, is very interesting, for it depicts two rows of royal ancestors. Yasmin here sits on the floor and tries to compare the now damaged scene with a published drawing that shows what used to be there.

In Theban tomb 2a   In Theban tomb 2b

In Theban Tomb 2a Yasmin points out a scene of a seated female figure, sniffing a lotus flower, that she noticed on the side of the seat of this double statue.

Theban tomb 2b

Getting into Theban Tomb 2b was very tricky, for the entrance was not prepared for visitors. It was very steep and full of sand! It was worth the effort, though, for inside is a very important scene showing two different forms of the deified Amenhotep I accompanied by his mother Ahmose-Nefertary.

Yasmin in tomb

Yasmin is not very happy to see the glass covering the scenes in this tomb as it makes it very difficult to photograph. Nevertheless, she is confident that Jay will be able to solve this problem. Fortunately, though, after examining the images she realizes that she does not need any of the scenes in this chamber to be photographed!

The boat ride back to Luxor

Jay snaps a shot of Yasmin in the boat on their way back from a very fruitful day of work. Thank you Jay, for all the wonderful pictures you took and for lying in the dust in very tight spaces to take them!




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