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Tomb of Huy Showing Tribute to Tutankhamun

A 19th-century lithographic plate copying a painted scene from the tomb of Huy, Tutankhamun's Viceroy of Kush, showing tribute brought to the enthroned king.

This scene from the tomb of Tutankhamun's Viceroy of Kush shows foreign tribute being brought to the enthroned king.

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Scan of a colour lithographic plate titled 'Neues Reich, Dyn. XVIII, Theben, Qurnet Murrâi, Blatt 1, rechte Hinterwand a'. It shows an Egyptian tomb wall scene: a seated figure with a blue crown receives offerings from attendants, with rows of offering vessels, bowls, and loaves, and painted hieroglyphs in columns. Plate number 15 and a colour calibration bar appear at the bottom.
Lithographic plate after a tomb painting at Qurnet Murrâi, Thebes, 19th-century reproduction.

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What it is

This is a colour lithographic plate from a 19th-century scholarly publication recording ancient Egyptian tomb paintings at Qurnet Murrâi, Thebes. It reproduces a scene from the tomb of Huy showing a seated figure wearing a blue crown receiving offerings, with rows of vessels, bowls, loaves and hieroglyphic columns.

Why it matters

The original tomb painting records Huy, Tutankhamun's Viceroy of Kush, presenting Nubian tribute to the pharaoh. It is one of the few surviving images showing how Tutankhamun's government controlled and displayed its rule over Nubia, a region south of Egypt.

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  • Why might a viceroy want this tribute scene painted in his own tomb rather than the king's?
  • What does the arrangement of offerings suggest about what Egypt valued from Nubia?
  • This is a copy made centuries later – what might be lost or changed from the original painting?

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