Servants in the Place of Truth, Tjänare på Sanningens plats

The tombs in the Valley of the Kings were carved out as long corridors in the rock. The Deir el-Medina work team was divided into two ’sides’, based on which side of the tomb they worked on, under the watchful eye of their respective foreman. A scribe, one of the most influential persons in the village, handled all the administration.
Well aware of their unique position as royal tomb workers, the villagers would in their own tombs refer to themselves as ‘servants in the Palace of Truth’. The patron goddess of the royal grave workers was Meretseger (She who loves silence). She was depicted as a serpent and believed to be living in the hilltops above the village.
One of the most famous people in Deir el-Medina was the scribe Ramose. He was not born in the village but had an outstanding career as the work crew’s scribe for over 30 years. He is believed to have adopted a boy called Qeniherkhepeshef whom he trained up to become his successor. Two of the stelae in the display cabinet belong to Ramose.

Gravarna i Konungarnas dal höggs ut som långa korridorer i klippan. Deir el-Medinas arbetslag var indelat i två ”sidor”, efter vilken sida i graven de arbetade, under ledning av varsin arbetsledare. All administration sköttes av en skrivare, som var en av byns mest inflytelserika personer.
I sina egna gravar kallade sig byborna ”tjänare på Sanningens plats”, väl medvetna om sin särställning som kungliga gravarbetare. De hade sin egen skyddsgudinna, Meretseger (Hon som älskar tystnaden), som avbildades som orm och ansågs bo i bergstoppen ovanför byn.
En av Deir el-Medinas mest kända invånare var skrivaren Ramose. Han var inte född i byn, men gjorde en enastående karriär och var arbetslagets skrivare i över 30 år. Han tycks ha adopterat pojken Qeniherkhepeshef, som han lärde upp till sin efterträdare. Två av stelarna i montern tillhör Ramose.