Theban Tomb 133

Theban Tomb 133 is situated in the area of Lower Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna, immediately adjacent to Theban Tomb 45.

Theban Tomb 133 consists of a beautifully painted small chapel and a passage leading into a small inner room with a niche. The tomb was constructed and decorated in the Ramesside period (ca. 1290–1070 BCE) for a man named Neferrenpet and his family. Just like both tomb owners of the adjacent Theban Tomb 45, Neferrenpet was a chief of weavers. He is depicted in the tomb, together with his wife Henura. One of the most interesting painted scenes in this tomb is a rare depiction showing a weaving workshop, with women stretching warp and working on looms.

We started work in Theban Tomb 133 in December 2025. One of our main aims for this tomb is to carry out a full conservation programme, so that its painted decoration will be preserved for future generations. Currently, large portions of the original painted decoration of this tomb are missing from its walls. As part of our fieldwork in and around Theban Tomb 45 since 2018, we have found hundreds of beautifully painted fragments of wall decoration, which originate from the tombs adjacent to Theban Tomb 45. We started to consolidate these painted fragments in 2024. Based on the composition of the mud plaster layer and painting style of the fragments, we were able to establish that numerous of these fragments originate from Theban Tomb 133. As part of our conservation programme for this tomb, we will carry out a reconstruction of its wall decoration, based on archive research and on comparative research on the wall decoration of other Theban tombs. After consolidation and conservation of the loose fragments of decoration, we will first prepare a digital reconstruction, followed by the actual re-insertion of the original painted fragments into the walls of the tomb.

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Painted ceiling decoration in Theban Tomb 133.

Painted wall decoration in Theban Tomb 133.