The southern tombs of El Amarna .. The Tomb of Apy ( No. 10 ) – The Tomb Of Ramose ( No. 11 ) .. Part ( 22 )

The Tomb of Apy ( No. 10 )

A. Architectural Features ( Plate 30 )

Tomb No. 10 belongs to Apy ( or Ipy ), who was ' Royal Scribe and Steward ', not quite so big a man as some of his fellows . This tomb as it stands is small, simple, and rude . Only the door and entrance-way are completed and decorated . The passage to it through the rock slope has not yet been cut down to the floor-level, so that one descends by rough steps into the tomb .

The southern tombs of El Amarna .. The Tomb of Mahu ( No. 9 ) .. Part ( 21 )

A. Site and Condition of the Tomb

Tomb No. 9 belongs to Mahu or Meh, who was Akhenaten's chief of police . This tomb was opened by M. Urbain Bouriant in 1883 for the first time . Norman De Garis Davies has suggested that it was because the head of the New Scotland Yard at Akhetaten knew better than any one else ' the risk, or rather the certainty, that his tomb would be plundered after his death ' that he chose its location in such an inconspicuous position .

The southern tombs of El Amarna .. The Tomb of Tutu ( No. 8 ) .. Part ( 20 )

Tomb No. 8 is that of Tutu, who may be the Dudu who figures somewhat suspiciously in Aziru's correspondence in the Amarna Tablets, and lies under grave suspicion of having been at least rather less than loyal in his dealings with his royal master .