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The
Village of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna with the Tombs of the Nobles |
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tombs of the servants and high officers of the pharaoh were
located near the mortuary temples and tombs of their masters.
Some of the most important can be found in and around the modern
village of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna. A highlight of any tour of the
West Bank is the Tomb of Ramose, who served both Akhenaten and
his father Amenophis III. The delicacy and beauty of the carvings
and painting are unsurpassed. |
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Ramose
and his Wife |
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the scenes on the walls of Ramose's tomb is a depiction of his
funeral, complete with wailing (professional0 mourners. |
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Ramose's
Funeral Procession |
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the tomb of Sennefer, who was “mayor of Thebes”
during the reign of Amenophis II, the decorators used the undulating
ceiling to enhance a painted grape arbor. |
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Ceiling
of the Tomb of Sennefer |
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craftsmen who built and decorated the tombs in the Valley of
the Kings as well as those of the nobles lived in their own
village at a place now known as Deir el-Medina. Its ancient
name was Set Maat her imenty Waset (“The
Place of Truth”). |
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The
Workers Village |
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el-Medina was a “walled community” not to keep thieves
out but to keep the workment, who had access to all sorts of
valuable materials, from sneaking off to fence the goods. |
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The
Houses of the Workmen |
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Camel
on his break |
Maureen |
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Migdol
Gate |
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| Medinet
Habu is the modern name for the mortuary temple of Ramesses
III, the last great pharaoh of the New Kingdom. The outer courts
and the painted decoration on their walls are exceptionally
well-preserved. |
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Medinet
Habu. Outer Court |
Medinet
Habu. Outer Court |
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Medinet
Habu. Painted Columns |
Medinet
Habu. Portico |
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Farmyard
by the Temple of Merenptah |
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Luxor.
View from my balcony (Scotch in hand) |
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