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A Painting in the Tomb of Minnakhte (TT87)

It shows a Theban villa surrounded by a garden planted with different kinds of trees, including the sycamore. Minnakhte was Superintendent of granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt, an appointment of prestige and importance of the state, during the joint reign of Thutmose III. He was also Overseer of Horses of the Lord of the Two Lands. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1479-1425 BC. Sheikh Abd el Qurna, West Thebes.

Who’s Who in Ancient Egypt, Book by Michael Rice

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