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Athribis: 'Zodiac tomb'

Plan of the tomb, redrawn from the drawing in the Petrie notebook;
click on the plan for the notebook drawing. The tombs belongs to the two brothers Pamehyt (p(A-n)-mHit) and Ibpameni the younger (ib-p(A)-mni xm), and is datable to the mid second century AD.

Athribis, plan of the 'Zodiac tomb'

The two Zodiacs painted on the ceiling of the tomb (for an explanation of the single of the figures click here)


north wall
west wall


 
The painted decoration of a recess
 


 

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