The tomb of Menna is a tomb that belonged to a member of Egypt's elite class. It is located in the Theban necropolis in Luxor's West Bank. These are five interesting facts about this tomb:
It has some of the most colorful and best preserved wall paintings in Egyptian tombs.
In most paintings, Menna appears wearing a collar known as the Gold of Honor. This shows that he was values by the king.
It contains one of the earliest paintings depicting the "weighing of the heart," a myth in which Osiris weighs the heart of the deceased person against the feather of truth to judge his morality.
Menna's wife, Henuttawy, appears in almost every painting on the walls.
Henuttawy receives the title of "Mistress of the House." This shows that she owned property before her marriage.
