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Tombs of the Nobles

The private tombs of Theban officials preserve inscriptions and images concerned with office, family, status, ritual and the hoped-for afterlife. Their scenes are valuable evidence, but they should be interpreted as funerary representations rather than literal photographs of everyday life.

The private tombs of Theban officials preserve inscriptions and images concerned with office, family, status, ritual and the hoped-for afterlife. Their scenes are valuable evidence, but they should be interpreted as funerary representations rather than literal photographs of everyday life.