The necropolis of El-Khokha (Arabic: الخوخه) is located on the west bank of the river Nile at Thebes, Egypt. The necropolis surrounds a hill and contains five Old Kingdom tombs and over 50 tombs from the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties as well as some from the First Intermediate Period and the Late Period.
Among these sites, TT39 is the tomb of Puimre, Second Prophet of Amun, from the time of Hatshepsut. TT48 belongs to Amenemhat, also called Surer, Chief Steward, from the time of Amenhotep III. TT49 is the tomb of Neferhotep, Chief Scribe of Amun, from the 19th Dynasty, while TT172 houses Mentiywiy, Royal Butler, a child of the nursery, from the time of Tuthmosis III to Amenhotep II.
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