Titi was a royal lady of Dynasty XX, but little is known about her
except that she held the title of Queen. Her tomb is built in the
style of royal tombs of the period, though on a smaller scale and has
been greatly damaged by later reuse. Its decoration is of lightly
carved relief, painted in delicate warm colours on a white plaster
background.
The entrance jambs leading to the first corridor contain the titles
and texts of the queen. The eastern wall of the corridor shows a
kneeling winged Ma'at and scenes of the queen before Ptah in his
shrine, Re-Horakhty, Imseti, Duamutef and Isis. On the western side
Titi is shown in similar scenes before Thoth, Atum, Hapi, Khebsenuef,
and Nephthys. The queen is often depicted wearing the braids of a
young girl, suggesting that she had a premature death, but is also
shown with elaborate hairstyle and plumed headdress.
A doorway with a winged Ma'at on the lintel and portrayals of Neith
and Selkis, leads to a square chamber with annexes off each of its
sides. The scenes in this chamber are painted on a gold background and
feature the solar barques of Night and Day on the south wall, with the
queen shaking a sistra before the Four Sons of Horus. The north wall
on each side of the entrance shows the jackal and lion guardians on
the left and Neb-neri and Heri-maat on the right, similar to the
scenes in the tomb of Khaemwaset. On the east wall, two baboons and a
monkey with a bow are depicted with mythological beings from the
funerary books and the west wall also shows guardians of the
Netherworld.
The three side-chambers were designed to house the queen's burial
goods and show scenes of Titi before various deities. In the western
annex depictions of the canopic jars watched by three guardians can be
seen on the south wall and on the west wall the queen is shown
standing before a tree-goddess with Hathor as a cow emerging from the
Western Mountain behind.
The ceilings of the burial chamber are decorated with delicate white
stars on a golden background. |