[1] The tomb is situated at the base of a steep cliff and mountain track at the north-eastern end of the Amarna plains.

[6] L’Hôte made castings and copies of the reliefs within the tomb, contributing to contemporary analysis of the site as many of these images are no longer visible.

The tomb of Ahmose provides insight into elite Egyptian burial customs and funerary architecture in the New Kingdom period.

The  facade of the tomb consists of a simple doorframe of recessed rock which is decorated with hymns and prayers to the god Aten.

In this statue-niche, the figure of Ahmose is seated, a characteristic pose of Egyptian burial sculpture which symbolises a willingness to receive offerings.

The outer wall of the tomb depicts two images of Ahmose wearing the traditional dress of an Egyptian noble.

The scenes and texts have suffered a lot of damage, but early copies show that Ahmose was depicted on both sides of the entrance on the wall thickness.

The Nubian bowmen are illustrated with shaved heads and gold earrings while the Libyan archers are drawn with a feather in their hair.

[8] This military imagery contributed to the warrior-pharaoh image of King Akhenaten, which is also present in the noble tombs of Panehesy, Mahu, and Meryre I.

Banquet tomb scenes held religious significance as they signified a connection between the living and the deceased through the offering of food and drink.

Sun rays pierce the roof of the hall and settle upon Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, emphasising the connection of the royal family to the sun-god Aten.

[3] Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their daughters are depicted on a much larger scale than Ahmose, an example of the ancient art convention of hierarchical proportion.

More servants attend the King and Queen, including a cupbearer holding a drinking goblet, a group of nursemaids and a band of entertainers.

[1] The hymns on the external door posts concern the praise of the King Akhenaten, his receiving of offerings and his ability to grant eternal life for his steward Ahmose.

For the Ka of the true king’s scribe, overseer of the front hall and steward of the House of Akhenaten, long in his lifetime, Ahmose”.

[9] The following hymns are repetitive and retain this same structure, further stating the feelings of “happiness, joy and exultation”,[9] and the offerings of food which the King bestowed upon Ahmose.

[9] The funerary hymns within the Tombs of the Nobles are noticeably similar, demonstrating an adherence to kingly and religious epigraphic conventions.

Ahmose presents more of his noble titles within this hymn, including the “Royal Chancellor”, “the Sole Companion”, and the “possessor of reward”.

[1] The hymn states that Aten allowed Ahmose to dutifully serve the king every day and granted him a “goodly burial after old age in the cliff of Akhenaten”.

[3] Ahmose prays for his son's wellbeing and success, calling on the god to “grant to him Sed festivals”, a celebration of Pharaonic rule and kingly power, “years of peace” and a “burial of his giving”.

[3] Egyptologist Jan Assman stated that inscriptions of sun hymns in tombs became an established practice during the New Kingdom period.

[19] He commented that the presentation of these hymns in burial contexts was a “fulfilment of a prescribed norm”,[19] not a reflection of individual religious piety.

According to Assman, the sun hymns in the tomb of Ahmose are based upon a standard funerary text belonging to the cult of Aten.