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Tomb of Menna – TT69The tomb of Mennais located in Sheik abd el Qurna, Luxor.Menna lived during the 18th dynasty and his tomb is beautifully painted.There are scenes of everyday lifeand of funerary customs.In many of the paintings in the tomb,Menna’s face has been either totally or partially removed, but his wife has survived inContinue reading “Tomb of Menna – TT69”

Temple – chapel of ThotQasr el-AguzThis is a small temple-chapelwith a courtyard and three rooms.This temple-chapel had been constructed byPtolemy VIIIEuergetes IIand it is dedicated to Thot-ibisa special form of Thot referred to in the liturgies of the cult of Djeme.Thot is the Greek name for DjehutyThe Ptolemaic dynastic cult is represented here in theContinue reading “Temple – chapel of Thot Qasr el-Aguz”

The small temple of Nekhbet-Hathoror as it also known by the nameTemple of Amenhotep III.It is actually a small chapel, and was a way station for the barque of Nekhbet.Two kings are represented here, Amenhotep III and Thutmose IV.Perhaps Thutmose IV started to build it and Amenhotep III finished it.In front of the entry hasContinue reading “The small temple of Nekhbet-Hathor”

Bent Pyramid ofSnefru in Dashur.It is reopened for visitors after being closed for 54 years.This pyramid was the hardest ever to enter.That is of course just my opinion.My legs were still shaking four days after this. But it was worth it!You can take photos if you buy a photo ticket that costs 300EGP and theContinue reading “Bent Pyramid of Snefru in Dashur”