Valley of the Workers

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 IISeti 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