Deir el-Bahari
Deir el- Bahari (Arabic الدير البحري, DMG ad - Deir al -Bahri, Northern Monastery ") is an ancient necropolis in Egypt, which is north of Thebes on the west side of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, in the province of al - Uqsur. In addition to numerous rock tombs, including the most spectacular Fund, the Königscachette in which more than 40 mummies were found, the necropolis is known by three funerary temple.
- 2.1 The Deir el- Bahari
- 2.2 Some of the known grave sites
Temple
Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep
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The first here was the Pharaoh Mentuhotep II ( 11th Dynasty ) built his temple with burial ground. An afferent to the grave monument avenue was lined with him performing, painted sandstone statues. In and around the temple he had his queens, bury soldiers, and high officials. This temple also stands out with its unique architecture. Another special feature is the fact that this is the only monumental complex in Thebes - West from the time of the Middle Kingdom.
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
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The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut ( Djeser - djeseru ) dates from the 18th dynasty and is the best-preserved temple at Deir el- Bahari. What is striking is its unique architecture. In Christian times was built on the Temple of Hatshepsut, the monastery of the Holy Phoibammon. The monastery was in use until the 11th century and visited by various bishops. In the 19th century the ruined monastery was demolished by Auguste Mariette and Edouard Naville to get to the underlying temple parts. Naville documented his work in detail in seven volumes: " The Temple of Deir el Bahari " ( = EDF, 12-14, 16, 19, 27, 29). 7 volumes, London, 1894-1898.
Mortuary Temple of Thutmose III.
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In addition to its already existing temples Oh -menu ( Karnak ) and Henket -ankh (north of the Ramesseum ) was Thutmose III. located above the Chapel of Hathor mortuary temple built Djeser - Akhet (Holy horizon) towards the end of his reign period.
The centrally behind Hatshepsut and Mentuhotep II mortuary temples built facility is the smallest of the three temples and destroyed most. This temple has been increased slightly applied, since the two other temples, no place would have been. Even the Temple of Tuthmosis III. is aligned along its axis exactly to the Karnak Temple. The two temples of the New Kingdom were built as a million years houses.
Digger
The Deir el- Bahari
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The most spectacular find in Deir el- Bahari was probably the discovery of the tomb DB320 (also TT320 ) 1871 by Ahmed Abdelrassul. The Abdelrassul family concealed the discovery of the tomb of the 21st Dynasty, in addition to the rich grave goods, the mummies were of more than 40 people, including many royal mummies of the 17th to the 21st Dynasty. Piece by piece, parts of the find sold to the then head of the Antiquities Authority, Gaston Maspero, was aware of it. His assistant Emil Brugsch it was granted on 6 July 1881 to recover the findings of today's so-called Königscachette of Deir el- Bahari
Some of the known grave sites
Attack in Luxor in 1997
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On 17 November 1997 here were 68 people, including 64 foreign tourists and four Egyptians killed in a terrorist attack by the group Al- Jama ʿ a al - Islamiyya and more injured, some seriously.
More images
Temple of Mentuhotep II from above
Arch of the sanctuary ( Hatshepsut )
Wall display in Hatshepsut Temple