Deir el-Bahari

Deir el-Bahari in Luxor Egypt | Egypt Archaeological Sites

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Learn about the most important funerary Mortuary Temples and tombs of the Pharaohs in the Deir el-Bahari area in southern Egypt in the city of Thebes, and what are the Pharaonic archaeological discoveries and the pharaohs’ Mummy that were discovered in The Royal Cache of Deir el-Bahri.

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Deir el-Bahari Facts

What is Deir el-Bahari?

Deir el-Bahari is a group of temples and tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs kings in the city of Luxor in southern Egypt, as in the Geography of ancient Egypt, as it contains 3 pharaonic temples and 12 royal tombs and tombs for nobles on the western bank of the Nile River.

Why is the place called Deir el-Bahari?

In the seventh century AD, the Copts of the Coptic period used the place as their headquarters for worship, especially the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, which was built in the era of Queen Hatshepsut, the most famous queen of Pharaonic Egypt “Female Pharaohs” from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt of The New Kingdom of Egypt, and then it was given the name Deir el-Bahari..

Who built the tombs of Deir el-Bahari?

Engineer and Minister Senenmut.

What was the reason for building Deir el-Bahari?

Queen Hatshepsut built her own temple and the entire place was used to perform religious rituals in the afterlife as in the beliefs and Ancient Egyptian religion.

Who is the king who built the tombs of Deir el-Bahari?

Queen Hatshepsut “have Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut | KV60 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.“

Secrets about Deir el-Bahari:

The design of the tombs in the area is carved into the mountain rocks and leads downwards with a staircase as in some of the designs of the tombs of the Valley of the Kings to discover the extent of the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt and engineering and Sculpture in Ancient Egypt.

A discovery was made in the Tomb of King Amenhotep II | KV35, “built during the reign of King Amenhotep II” containing 40 pharaonic Mummy.

You can see the Deir el-Bahari from above through a morning balloon trip from Luxor city, starting at sunrise every day..

Deir el-Bahari contains tombs from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, beginning with the reign of King Mentuhotep I of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt, and from the Ptolemaic Kingdom, beginning with the reign of King Ptolemy I.

One of the most important tombs in Deir el-Bahari is the tomb of Senenmut, who was responsible for designing and building the temple of Queen Hatshepsut. However, his tomb was vandalized, but it still retains the inscriptions intact on the walls..

Strangely enough, Senenmut’s tomb No. 1 contains a 92-meter-long underground passage and Senenmut’s mummy was buried in a tomb near Hatshepsut’s temple..

One of the most important discoveries in the region was the discovery of a stone box in 2020 dating back to 3500 years BC, indicating the development of Industry in ancient Egypt.

The box was covered with linen cloth in addition to a wooden box containing the pharaonic Egyptian Cartouche of King King Thutmose II, the elder brother and wife of Queen Hatshepsut, and one of the famous pharaohs throughout history..

Deir el-Bahari Tombs:

The area contains 12 royal tombs for the wives and children of the Pharaonic kings, in addition to the nobles and honorable people in the ruling in ancient Pharaonic Egypt “Ancient Egyptian Government“.

List of tombs of pharaonic nobles, queens, and princes at the Tombs of Deir el-Bahari:

What are the temples in Deir el-Bahari?

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut:

Opening date: November 1997

Temple type: Funerary temple

Pharaonic Dynasty: Eighteenth

Age of the temple: 3500 years

Location: West Bank of the Nile opposite Luxor

Temple construction period: 15 years

Kings buried in the temple: Senenmut, King Herihor of the Twenty-first Egyptian Dynasty in the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt.

Temple of King Thutmose III:

by King Thutmose III (have Tomb of King Thutmose III | KV34 is located in the Valley of the Kings) built the The Funerary Temple Of King Thutmose III next to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, but it is currently completely destroyed as a result of a strong earthquake in the area, in addition to the climate conditions and the temple’s inability to withstand erosion conditions..

Temple of King Mentuhotep II:

King Mentuhotep II built the Temple of Mentuhotep II next to the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, in addition to a group of royal tombs for queens, sons and nobles during his reign in the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt..

The Temple of King Mentuhotep II is considered the first funerary temple built on the western side of the city of Thebes, but it was completely destroyed and nothing remains of it except the remains of the temple’s stones..

What is the secret of discovering the cache of Deir el-Bahari tombs?

In 1871 AD, an ancient tomb was discovered by the Abdel Rasool Family by chance while excavating for Egyptian Pharaonic Egyptian Monuments in the area..

40 mummies of pharaohs from the 18th and Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt dynasties were discovered, in addition to mummies of kings from the 21st dynasty..

The mummies included King Ahmose I, King Ramesses I, King Ramses II, King Ramesses IX of the Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty, known as the The Ramesside Period, King Thutmose I, King Thutmose III, King Thutmose II..

153 coffins and mummies of the High Priest of Amun, a collection of Ancient Egyptian Papyrus and wooden boxes containing Ushabti Statue and Pharaonic Scarab figurines were discovered to tell us about the development of sculpture and Industry in ancient Egypt..

The Abdel Rasoul family, who live in Luxor, sold all the jewelry and treasures of papyri and pharaonic possessions that were discovered in the tomb..

But entry to the tomb was banned in 1881 AD, and the sale of any artifacts from the tomb was banned under the supervision of Egyptology Gaston Camille Charles Maspero, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority at the time..

The story goes back to the disagreement between the three brothers of the Abdul Rasoul family over the share of each of them in the Pharaonic treasure.

After they were arrested after an antiquities dealer reported them to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, one of the brothers then took the Egyptian police to the location of the cache..

The royal tombs were robbed by Pharaonic tomb robbers “Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers” starting from the 20th Pharaonic Dynasty due to the spread of chaos and Revolutions in Ancient Egypt and the lack of implementation of justice and Law in Ancient Egypt (which was symbolized by the god Maat).

Therefore, the kings of the 21st Dynasty thought of finding a solution to prevent the theft of mummies and royal treasures..

The priest Panjem “Pinedjem I” suggested that all the mummies of kings, queens and nobles be gathered and buried together in one tomb.

More than 150 coffins, a collection of secret papyri, treasures, jewelry and 40 mummies were buried next to the temple of Queen Hatshepsut..

A German-Russian mission, in cooperation with the Egyptian government, is currently restoring the tomb..

A mummy of a man was found screaming and a mummy of a woman called Meritamun was found screaming strangely with her mouth open..

Egyptologists have discovered that the mummy of the screaming man, the son of King Ramses III, who tried to kill him in the “harem conspiracy”, died of a heart attack..

This discovery is considered the first death due to cardiac arrest in history for the screaming lady..

Deir el-Bahari address

West Bank of the Nile River, Luxor, Egypt.

Deir el-Bahari visiting hours

Daily from 06:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Deir el-Bahari ticket prices:

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