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III.41. Tjai Ta Date: Ramesses II (based on the date of the tomb) Genealogy: Hui d "m "? Tjai Ta G6 ———— Taweretemheb © Tomb: Saqqara, ST 5 Remains: — tomb structure — stele — stone block (?) Functional titles: wb3 nswt wb3 nswt tpj (?) wb3 nswt w°b wi wr swnw wr swnw m ‘h nswt ss nswt Bj-hw hr wnmj nswt The tomb of Tjai, also named Ta, is located in the Saqgara necropolis (ST 5), south of the Unas causeway, and was excavated with many other tombs in the vicinity dated to the reign of Ramesses II.** The tomb itself has not been published yet, nonetheless, the stele of Tjai Ta has been described ín detail." The stele is rectangular, and the field is divided into two registers and was once framed by a double band of inscription, of which only the inner one can be read, however, remains of the outer one can still be observed on the sides. It is assumable that the top of the stele was decorated with a cavetto cornice. There is a blank space at the bottom of the stele, which indicates its insertion into the ground. In the upper register, the tomb owner and his wife, Taweretemheb are standing in the posture of adoration before Osiris and Isis, in the lower register, there are 8 lines of inscription containing praise of Wenennefer.** In addition to his functional titles wb3 nswt ‘royal wb?’ and wb3 nswt wb ‘.wj ‘royal wb3 clean of hands’, he also bore the title wr swnw ‘great physician’, as well as its variant complemented with an indication of the place of duty, wr swnw m ‘h nswt ‘great physician in the royal palace’, which are 6 Tawfik, 1991, 404. 56 Handoussa, 1986. °4 This is an extract from the beginning of chapter 183 of the Book of the Dead; a hymn to Wenennefer, which appeared during the 18-19" dynasty, Allen, 1974, 200; Handoussa, 1986, 414.