Statue of Maya
- Maya was a great man in the Egypt of Tutankhamen and Horemheb.
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It is possible that he already embarked upon his career during the reign of Akhenaten.
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He was ‘Director of the Treasury’, and accordingly one could view him as the minister of Home Affairs and of the Treasury.
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Maya organized the arrangement of Tutankhamen’s tomb.
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He had his own tomb built next to that of general Horemheb.
- At a later Dating from, at the time of Ramses II, the space in between was used to house the tomb of the treasury director Tia.
- The lay-out of Maya’s tomb is one occurring more often: through a high gate (pylon) one enters an inner court with three large, roofed rooms. Next, there is a second inner court featuring three chapels. In the centre of the second court there is a deep shaft; by way of a system of corridors, a second shaft and a spiral staircase one reaches three decorated rooms, at a depth of 22 metres.
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At one time, these housed the mummies of Maya and his wife Merit.
- Maya was a great man in the Egypt of Tutankhamen and Horemheb.
- It is possible that he already embarked upon his career during the reign of Akhenaten.
- He was ‘Director of the Treasury’, and accordingly one could view him as the minister of Home Affairs and of the Treasury.
- Maya organized the arrangement of Tutankhamen’s tomb.
- He had his own tomb built next to that of general Horemheb.
- At a later Dating from, at the time of Ramses II, the space in between was used to house the tomb of the treasury director Tia.
- The lay-out of Maya’s tomb is one occurring more often: through a high gate (pylon) one enters an inner court with three large, roofed rooms. Next, there is a second inner court featuring three chapels. In the centre of the second court there is a deep shaft; by way of a system of corridors, a second shaft and a spiral staircase one reaches three decorated rooms, at a depth of 22 metres.
- At one time, these housed the mummies of Maya and his wife Merit.
