• Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs
  • Egypt tombs

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Egypt tombs are ones of the most interesting attractions in the country. Go down a winding stairway to see how deep the ancient Greco-Romans tunneled into the bedrock. Initially built for a single wealthy family practicing a fusion of Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman religion. The Catacombs of Kom el-Shoukkafa entombed over 300 mummies. See bearded serpents crowned with the crowns of upper and lower Egypt. The hovering solar disc above the archway and customary funerary deities joined with Greco-Roman motifs. The catacombs are a monumental testament to the enduring myths of Ancient Egypt despite centuries of Greek and Roman rule. Kom el-Shoukkafa means literally “piles of shreds”. It discovered by pure chance in 1900 when a donkey drawn cart fell into a pit.

Penout was a governor of Lower Nubia during the reign of Ramses IV (12th century BC). He was probably Nubian as in the Egyptian tradition people were in the land where they born. The rock cut tomb decorated with wall paintings depicting scenes of Penout’s life. Unfortunately many damaged when peoples tried to steal some of these decorations. It highly recommended to visit Penout Tomb while you are in Aswan. On the east bank of the Nile at the edge of the eastern desert between Akhmim and Asyut, are a series of cemeteries. In fact, they investigated by Petrie between 1922 and 1931. These ancient burial grounds stretch from Qaw El-Kebir in the south to Matmar in the north and served as burial grounds for the inhabitants of this region of Middle Egypt from Predynastic times right through to the Roman era.

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The whole area generally known as the El Badari Region and encompasses cemeteries at el-Hammamiya, el-Badari, Mostagedda, Deir Tasa and Matmar. Near the village of Deir El-Gabrawi, on the east bank of the Nile north of Asyut is a cemetery of over one hundred rock-cut tombs dating to the late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period. Once part of the 12th Upper Egyptian Nome, the site contains the burials of powerful provincial governors of the region, whose local deity was Anti, a falcon-headed god of war. The tombs cut into the hillside in two main groups, on an upper and lower level. Moreover, they linked by stone steps. Some of the high-status officials buried here controlled a large region stretching from Deir El-Gabrawi as far as Abydos, and held titles such as “Great Overlord of the Abydene Nome”.

The most important tombs on the upper level belong to Ibi and Gawa, two high-ranking officials of the early Middle Kingdom and these may be open by request. Scenes within the tombs show the owners taking part in religious rites and agricultural and industrial activities. Reliefs from these tombs stolen in the mid-1990s, but now returned and replaced in their original positions. Wall-scenes in the Old Kingdom tombs represent the owners overseeing crafts, agriculture, fishing and hunting. Around the table-top mountain of Dakhla Oasis, Gebel Edmonstone, you’ll find many tombs dating back to Roman times, of which the most known are the Muzawaka Tombs. In fact, the tombs discovered in recent times by the Egyptian archaeologist Ahmed Fakhry in 1972.

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Beautifully preserved colorful wall paintings in the Muzawaka Tombs depict scenes of men worshipping the gods Petosiris and Sadosiris. Sadly, due to conservation issues, these tombs currently closed to visitors and restoration work is in progress. However, mummies’ fans will get their fix, since many graves are open to visitors. To reach the Muzawaka Tombs, contact a local travel agent, or arrange a couple of hour’s trip with a local 4X4 driver. Known as the Tombs of Beni Hassan, this Ancient Egyptian cemetery was used and built for provincial governors during the Middle Kingdom over an older burial site used during the Old Kingdom period. The tombs reflect shifts in political power between the pharaoh and governors.

When pharaohs were weak governors became powerful hereditary rulers and when the pharaoh centralized power, they appointed the governors. In all there are 39 tombs. The most important are the tombs of Kheti, Baqet, Khnumhotep and Amenemhet. These tombs have great reliefs that depict fishing, hunting, weaving, bird trapping, travel and warfare. You’ll also see rare full frontal face illustrations that are outstanding. A visit to the tombs is a full day excursion from Cairo because it takes over 3 hours to get here, arrange transport with a travel agent. The use of the camera flash strictly prohibited inside the tombs to protect the paintings. Where the city of Akhetaten once stood, we can still see the remains of the two temples dedicated to Aten (the sun god) whom the pharaoh Akenaten designated as the one true god of Egypt.

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It is besides to some royal tombs much like those in the Valley of the Kings. There are over 25 tombs on site, most decorated with columns bearing the papyrus motif. All are with inscriptions of the “Hymn to the Sun” written by Akhenaten. The tombs also feature some lovely reliefs painted and engraved on the walls. In fact, they are some of the best which preserved from Ancient Egypt. It is easy to get lost in the tombs so please visit them with a guide. The Tell el Amarna site can visited on a day trip from Cairo. The site is located at about 310 km south of Cairo. Situated on the ancient site of Thebes, on Luxor’s West Bank, the Valley of Kings is the ancient burial ground of many of Egypt’s New Kingdom rulers.

A truly impressive site! There, you will find Tutankhamen’s tomb which was discovered almost intact in 1922 and the tomb of Ramses IV, among others. A ticket will allow you visiting 3 of the 63 tombs on site, except Tutankhamen’s tomb, which requires an additional ticket. Although the tomb alone is worth a visit, you will have to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to see the treasures Tutankhamen was buried with. Located on the West Bank of Luxor near the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens. It is the place where wives of Pharaohs buried in ancient times as well as princes, princesses and various members of the nobility. Nefertari’s tomb, Ramses II favorite wife, is the most famous attraction. The tomb said to be one of the most beautiful in Egypt. It completely painted with scenes depicting Nefertari being guided by gods.

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Approximately 1 km off the road leading to the Valley of the Queens located Deir El Medina. Although it means the “town’s monastery” the name refers to a Ptolemaic temple. Moreover, it dedicated to Hathor, but which was later occupied by early Christian monks. Near the temple, lie the ruins of the Workmen’s Village, an ancient town where workers and artists who created the tombs of the Valley of the Kings and Queens lived and buried in. Some of the workers’ tombs are beautiful works of art, really worth a visit.

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