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Khonsu, who was also called To, lived during the reign of Ramesses
II in the 19th
Dynasty when he was a priest of Tuthmosis
III's cult. He held the title, "First Prophet of
Menkheperre Tuthmosis III".
Khonsu's private tomb is located in the area of the Tomb
of the Nobles on the West
Bank at Luxor
(ancient Thebes)
in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna district. Along with depictions of
scenes with
Tuthmosis III, there are also some good paintings relative to
the god, Montu
within his tomb, numbered TT31.
The entrance to his tomb through an open courtyard is
flanked by two stele. The tomb itself consists of a wide
transverse hall that leads to an wide passage into first one
long chamber, and then a second chamber with a niche at the
back where a shrine may be found.
Right: Birds from the rear chamber of the
tomb
The the entrance itself we find a scene depicting the
deceased and his family worshiping Re.
On the ceiling are paintings of birds. Once inside the
transverse hall, or vestibule, on the left of the entrance
there is a scene detailing the Festival of Montu with some of
Khonsu's relatives (including his brother, Usermontu, a Vizier
and Prophet of Montu called Huy) making offerings to Montu's
barque in a procession of boats. This scene carries around to
the next short wall at the left end of the vestibule, with a
scene of Khonsu making offerings to the barque of Tuthmosis
III inside a kiosk.

Above: Boat on
the like of the Temple of Monu
Below: Priests Carrying the barque of Monu

On the rear left wall of the vestibule we find
that the barque of Montu arrives at Armant (the modern name of the god's cult
center named by the Greeks, Hermonthis) were it is carried to the temple by priests, who are accompanied by dignitaries. The Montu Temple at Armant was
built by Tuthmose III and part of a pillar of the temple can be seen. On the bottom registers the
usual funerary scenes show women making offerings of incense and libations to
Khonsu and other relatives.
Left: Priests offer incense
during the funerary procession
On the architrave above the opening to the rear section of
the tomb in the vestibule is a scene of offerings of incense
that are made to Osiris,
Hathor
and Re-Harakhty, while on the right rear wall we find the
deceased and his family before Osiris and Anubis, the jackal
god. On the right, short wall of the transverse hall is a
scene depicting the Feast of Tuthmosis III with his royal boat
before his temple. The boat is received by priests and
priestesses of the temple, and we also see herdsmen with their
gods offering cows and goats provided by Tuthmosis III to the
deceased and his family. There is also a scene of two people
on their knees, praying under a group of trees.
On the front right wall of the vestibule we find several
more scenes beginning with the weighing of the soul of the
deceased against the father of Ma'at.
This is followed by the deceased his wife and the vizier
Usermontu, brought by Harsiesis for trial by Osiris, Isis
and Nephthys.
At the
bottom we find a funeral procession, followed by priests who
offer incense to the mummy. A representation of a tomb and
chapel of Deir
el-Medina, the worker's village on the west
bank bank is also portrayed, which is a detail that provides
us with important look at the original construct of a Deir
el-Medina pyramidal tomb.
Left: The deceased before Osiris and
Anubis at the back of the niche of the rear chamber
Little decorations exist in the long halls behind the
vestibule, but between the first and second hall, on the
ceiling we find a decorations depicting grapes, while on the
ceiling of the last hall there are geometric designs is
a naturalistic depiction of ducks, fledgling birds, nests and
three locusts. At the back of the tomb in a niche we find a
number of small scenes. On the left wall of this niche is a
scene of Khonsu (not visible) in priestly dress, offering
Papyrus and lotus to Nebhepetre Mentuhotep
(11th Dynasty).
Mentuhotep wears the white crown of Upper Egypt and grips a
scepter. On the back wall of the niche is another scene, again
with the deceased in priestly dressmaking offerings to Osiris
and Anubis. Finally, on the right wall of the niche is a scene
depicting Khonsu once again dressed as a priest making
offerings to the goddess Hathor-Imentit.

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