Amarna Tomb 3, Rock tomb in Amarna, Egypt.

Amarna Tomb 3 is a symmetrical cruciform rock-cut tomb of two rectangular halls and a shrine, entered through a three-sided brick courtyard. The outer hall has plastered walls and a vaulted roof; the inner hall, set at right angles, holds two burial shafts, the first about thirty feet deep. The shrine houses an unfinished, disfigured limestone statue of Ahmose seated in a niche, with a shallow libation bowl carved in the floor at its feet.

Amarna Tomb 3 was one of the first Northern Tombs, cut in Year 9 of Akhenaten's reign for the palace administrator Ahmose, whose titles included Royal Chancellor and Steward of the House of Akhenaten. The Northern Tombs were first mapped by John Gardiner Wilkinson in the early 19th century, and Nestor L'Hôte made the first full survey in 1839, casting reliefs that are no longer visible.

The walls display carved reliefs showing ritual scenes and religious offerings that reveal the spiritual practices of the time. These images show what people valued and how they honored their dead.

The entrance faces southwest toward the plains and sits at the base of a steep cliff in the northern section of tombs. Sturdy footwear is recommended since you will need to navigate uneven rock terrain to reach and enter the site.

The undecorated plaster walls of the tomb are covered with Greek graffiti scratched by later visitors. The shrine also holds an unfinished limestone statue of Ahmose, seated to receive offerings, with a shallow libation bowl cut into the floor at its feet.