Graffiti in the Ramesside Tomb of Iurokhy at Saqqara: with newly recorded graffiti in adjacent tombs

Hassan, K.; Staring, N.T.B.

doi:doi:10.1177/03075133251383582

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Hassan, K.; Staring, N.T.B. (2025)

Graffiti in the Ramesside Tomb of Iurokhy at Saqqara: with newly recorded graffiti in adjacent tombs

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The ongoing excavations in the archaeological concession area of Cairo University at the Memphite New Kingdom necropolis of Saqqara have uncovered a number of ancient graffiti. This article aims to present all graffiti recorded in the early Ramesside tomb of Iurokhy. Special emphasis is placed on a graffito depicting and naming male individuals bringing offerings to the tomb. It is suggested that the individuals represent members of the actual support staff of the mortuary cult, those who looked after the mortuary provisions of the deceased tomb owner. One of the individuals depicted, a man named Heriherneferher, left more than just a representation of his person. He, himself, was buried in one of the spaces of the tomb’s superstructure. This paper further presents a list of graffiti recorded in adjacent Ramesside tombs, thereby adding to the published corpus of Memphite tomb graffiti.