Bab el-Gasus

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
ancient Egyptian tomb
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Gate of the Priests
Tomb of the Priests of Amun
gptkbp:artifactsDistributedTo museums worldwide
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:jewelry
amulets
coffins
funerary masks
stelae
model boats
shabtis
Osirian figures
funerary papyri
wooden statuettes
writings and inscriptions
gptkbp:associatedWith Amun priesthood
High Priests of Amun
gptkbp:containsGravesOf priestly families
priests of Amun
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Ahmed_Kamal
gptkb:Eugène_Grebaut
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1891
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Egyptian_Antiquities_Service
1891
gptkbp:excavationDepth about 15 meters
gptkbp:excavationLength about 70 meters
gptkbp:excavationMethod gptkb:tunnel
gptkbp:findAGraveID over 150
gptkbp:hasEntrance shaft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bab el-Gasus
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Theban_Necropolis
gptkbp:location gptkb:Deir_el-Bahari
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:jewelry
amulets
stelae
model boats
shabtis
Osirian figures
funerary papyri
intact coffins
wooden statuettes
gptkbp:notableFor large cache of coffins and funerary equipment
largest intact tomb ever found in Egypt
gptkbp:period gptkb:21st_Dynasty
gptkbp:significance important for study of funerary practices in 21st Dynasty
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Theban_Necropolis
gptkbp:墓所 rock-cut architecture
collective burial
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tomb_of_Tjanefer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5