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Facts about Tomb of Ra Moza in Luxor 

The tomb of Vizier Ra Moza is one of the largest tombs excavated in Mount Qurna. The tomb was not used or even buried in it, as it was not completed, due to the fact that the minister left the rule of the city of Thebes and went to rule in Tel el-Amarna with King Akhenaten during his religious revolution as in the religion of the ancient Egyptians and to show the development of sculpture in ancient Egypt.

The tomb was subjected to theft and vandalism, especially the wall inscriptions and excavations, by the thieves of Pharaonic tombs in the era of King Hor Mahab, due to King Hor Mahab's desire to take revenge on all those connected to King Akhenaten.

The graffiti combines the era of King Amenhotep III and the era of King Akhenaten, where the colours and general taste differ from the culture of worshiping the god Amun and the god Aton, the most famous ancient Egyptian gods, as was the ancient beliefs of the pharaohs and the texts in the ancient Egyptian language.

What was Ra Moza's job in Ancient Egypt?

Ra-Moza, also known as Ramsi or Ra-Moza, was a long-time governor of Thebes and a minister in the government of ancient Egypt during the reigns of King Amenhotep III and King Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten).

Ramsay's tomb inscription:

In the transverse hall of Ra Mouza's tomb, you will see a pharaonic inscription on the left wall of Minister Ra Mouza offering sacrifices and food to the ancient Egyptian gods and behind him is a group of people carrying papyrus flowers.

There is also an inscription of Minister Ra Mouza with relatives and family in a state of celebration and gatherings in the form of 4 groups.

There is an inscription of the stages of the burial of the deceased in the era of King Akhenaten on the south wall, where a group of men and women are drawn in great sorrow carrying papyrus flowers and funerary furniture as was the custom in the Pharaonic civilisation to show the development of architecture in Ancient Egypt.

At the top of the wall, you will see a Pharaonic inscription of how to place the Pharaonic coffin inside the cabin on a small sea boat, in addition to containing embalming tools for the mummy of the pharaohs, indicating the development of medicine in ancient Egypt and the science of embalming among the ancient Egyptians.

As you move forward, you will see an inscription of the minister Ra Moza with his wife in a state of worship to the god Osiris, then an inscription of the minister standing in front of King Akhenaten and behind him the god Maat, the symbol of law in ancient Egypt, and under the king's throne texts in ancient Egyptian for the so-called Nine Arches peoples.

On the right wall you will see an engraving of Minister Ra Moza with his wife and a group of people carrying offerings, then an engraving of three girls carrying chains, then an engraving of the process of purification of the deceased by the temple priests.

A group of temple priests bearing gifts in front of Vizier Ra Moza and his wife, King Amenhotep IV and his wife Queen Nefertiti, the most well-known queen of Pharaonic Egypt, is shown in an inscription as you go.

A unique pharaonic inscription of the minister welcoming a group of foreign delegations and statesmen may be found in the archeological tomb of Raamsi. Another inscription depicts King Akhenaten and his wife Queen Nefertiti in a state of adoration under the sun. There are incomplete carvings of a group of females congratulating the minister in red and black, reminiscent of Pharaonic festivities, near the end of the hall.

A group of temple priests bearing gifts in front of Vizier Ra Moza and his wife, King Amenhotep IV and his wife Queen Nefertiti, the most well-known queen of Pharaonic Egypt, is shown in an inscription as you go.

A unique pharaonic inscription of the minister welcoming a group of foreign delegations and statesmen may be found in the archeological tomb of Raamsi. Another inscription depicts King Akhenaten and his wife Queen Nefertiti in a state of adoration under the sun. There are incomplete carvings of a group of females congratulating the minister in red and black, reminiscent of Pharaonic festivities, near the end of the hall.

Address of the tomb of Ra Mouza:

West Bank of the Nile River in the tombs of Sheikh Abdul Qurna, Thebes Tomb, Luxor, Egypt.

Visiting hours:
Daily: 09:00 am to 05:00 pm.

Ticket prices:

  • Foreign tourist ticket price = 60 EGP.
  • Foreign student ticket price = 30 EGP.
  • Egyptian tourist ticket price = 10 EGP.
  • Egyptian student ticket price = 5 EGP
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The Tomb of Ra Moza is located in the Tombs of the Nobles, a necropolis complex on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles contain the burial sites of various high-ranking officials and nobles from ancient Egypt.

The Tombs of the Nobles in Luxor, also known as the Tombs of the Nobles of Thebes, are a series of ancient Egyptian tombs located on the west bank of the Nile River, opposite modern-day Luxor. These tombs were the final resting places of nobles, officials, and administrators who served the pharaohs during the New Kingdom period (approximately 1550-1069 BCE).

The Valley of the Kings is divided into eastern and western valleys. The eastern part is the most famous of the two, as the western valley contains few tombs, and the Valley of the Kings includes more than sixty tombs in total, in addition to twenty unfinished tombs that are no more than pits.

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