Tombs in Thebes, Valley of the Workers
The Valley of the Workers is the site of a complete village for the skilled craftsmen and laborers working on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and possibly even the Valley of the Nobles. Small, modest houses are packed against winding streets in this little valley, and the workers built and decorated their own tombs here. This is the necropolis of Deir el-Medina.
Some of the tombs have small, steep-sided pyramids above them, and all are decorated. Only four are open, but the quality of work shows that these were skilled artists, and they put as much effort into the decoration of their small family tombs as they did for the glory of the pharaoh they worked for.
TT | Name | Position | Reign |
1 | Sennedjem | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
2 | Jabehenet | Crew member | Ramesses II |
3 | Pashedu | Crew member. Owner of tomb 326 | Ramesses |
4 | Ken | Chiseller. Owner of tomb 337 | Ramesses II |
5 | Neferaabet | Crew member | Ramesses |
6 | Neferhotep and his son Nubnefer | Overseer | Horemheb to Ramesses II |
7 | Ramose | Writer. Owner of tomb 212 and 250 | Ramesses II |
8 | Ja | Head in the Great place | Amenhotep II, Thutmes IV, Amenhotep III |
9 | Amenmose | Crew member. Charmer of Scorpions | Ramesses |
10 | Penbuy And Kasa | Crew members | Ramesses II |
210 | Raueben | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
211 | Paneb | Crew member of the Gentleman of Two Territories | 19th Dynasty |
212 | Ramose | See tomb 7 | Ramesses II |
213 | Penamon | Crew member of the Gentleman of the Two Earth | 20th Dynasty |
214 | Jaui | Guard, Crew member of Amun in Luxor | Ramesses |
215 | Amenemopet | 19th Dynasty | |
216 | Neferhotep | Overseer | Ramesses II–Seti II |
217 | Ipuy | Ramesses II | |
218 | Amenajt | Crew member in the West of Thebes | Ramesses |
219 | Nebenmaat | Crew member in the West of Thebes | Ramesses |
220 | Jaemteri | Crew member | Ramesses |
250 | Ramose | See tomb 7 | Ramesses II |
265 | Amenemopet | See tomb 215 | 19th Dynasty |
266 | Amennajt | Head Craftsman of the Gentleman of Two Territories | 19th Dynasty |
267 | It Has | Molder of the Images of All the Gods in the House of Gold | 19th Dynasty |
268 | Familiar Tomb Of NEBNAJT | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
290 | Irunefer | Crew member | Ramesses |
291 | And A NEJTMIN | Crew member | End dynasty XVIII |
292 | Pashedu | Crew member | Seti I to Ramesses II |
298 | Baki and his father Unnefer | Overseer of the Place of the Truth and father (possible) of Unnefer | Ramesses |
299 | Inherkau | Overseer of the Gentleman of Two Territories . Owner of tomb 359 | Ramesses III and IV |
321 | Jaemopet | Crew member | Ramesses |
322 | Penshenabu | Crew member | Ramesses |
323 | Peshedu | Draftsman of Amun | Seti I |
325 | POSSIBLY SMEN (In Cones) | —————— | Dynasty XVIII |
326 | Pashedu | Overseer. See tomb 3 | Ramesses |
327 | Turobay | Crew member | Ramesses |
328 | It Has | Crew member | 20th Dynasty |
329 | Mose And Mose And Ipy | Two Mose. One grandson of the other with annexed tomb, and Ipy its son. | Ramesses |
330 | Karo | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
335 | Nejtamon | Priest of Amenhotep I | 19th Dynasty |
336 | Neferronpet | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
337 | Ken | Chiseller. Usurped by Esjons (dynasty 21-22). See tomb 4 | Ramesses II |
338 | May | Draftsman of Amun | End dynasty XVIII |
339 | Huy And Pashedu | Crew member of the Place of Verdad and Pashedu | Ramesses II |
340 | Amenemhat | Crew member | Principles Dynasty XVIII |
354 | possibly Amenemhet | possibly owner of tomb 340. | Principles Dynasty XVIII |
355 | Possibly Amenpahapy | Crew member | Dynasty XX |
356 | Amenemuia | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
357 | Dyehutyhirmaktuf | Crew member | 19th Dynasty |
359 | Inherkau | See tomb 299 | Ramesses III and IV |
360 | Kaha | Overseer | Ramesses II |
361 | Huy | Great carpenter | Seti I |