Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna in Luxor Egypt | Pharaonic Tombs.

Pharaonic Tombs of Sheikh Abdel Gorna | The history of the construction of the largest and most important Pharaonic Tombs of high officials and nobles in The Pharaonic Tombs from Thebes in Luxor Ancient Egypt.

a list of the names of the owners of tombs and what are the facts and secrets and architectural design of the tombs and the reason for the choice of the name of the site and more, prices of entrance tickets and visit dates to start your cultural tourist trip & Things to Do in Egypt.

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Facts about the Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna:

1. The cemetery contains 146 graves of nobles and high officials of the Ancient Egypt Pharaohs.
2. The cemetery is named after the surveillance graves because it is located at the top of the mountain.
3. The cemetery of Sheikh Abdel Gorna is divided into two parts, the upper part contains graves of high-ranking statesmen of the government of ancient Egypt & Egyptian Pharaohs kings and priests of the temples, while the lower part was intended for the graves of employees and lower persons of social classes.
4. The cemetery is considered one of the largest cemeteries of dignitaries in a single sit on the west bank of Luxor.
5. It has been discovered that there is more than one tomb for one person, one at the top of the mountain and the other at the bottom, because when the priest or employee is promoted, he builds a second tomb at the top of the mountain in his name.
6. The cemetery of Sheikh Abdel Gorna at the time of King Amenophis III was completely filled, which led the ancient Egyptians to look for another cemetery near the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

The architectural design of the Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurnain Luxor:

• The design of the tomb was divided into an upper section with an inscription from the Book of Gates and the Book of the Dead, especially the views of the account, the sacred journey, and the lower section contains the inscription of the stages of the burial of the mummy and the narrative in the eternal world of the afterlife.
• The design of the tomb of the ancient Egyptians for the lower class consists of a courtyard, then a large hall, then a vestibule, then a niche containing a statue of the deceased and the titles of the deceased and an inscription of the deceased with the family and then a well to the burial chamber.
• All tombs in the cemetery of Sheikh Abdel Gorna date from the time of the dynasties 18, 19 and 20. Bas-reliefs, high reliefs or colorful drawings adorn the walls of the tombs. The depictions recount the daily activities of the tomb owner such as supervising agriculture, fishing, birds, and other views of the cemetery owner with his relatives and the daily life of the Ancient Egyptian in addition to religious and funerary inscriptions on the burial chamber, corridors and in the vestibule.

Why is the area called Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna?

The reason for this name is the presence of a mausoleum of Sheikh Abdel Gorna on the site.

Where are the Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna?

The cemetery is located in the area of the monastery ruins in southern Egypt in the city of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile.

The cemetery is located at the top of the mountain.

What are the most famous tombs of Sheikh Abdel Gorna?

Tomb of Nakht:

• The tomb exists 3400 years ago.
• Tomb number TT52
• The tomb was built at the time of the 19th
• Period of life of Nacht = Dynasty 18 dated 1401-1391 BC
• The tomb contains 3 small rooms: the façade, a corridor and the burial chamber.
• The tomb opened on 17 February 2017 after being fully restored by UNESCO and the Egyptian government.
• The interior plan of the tomb is in the form of the letter T followed by the architectural designs of all royal tombs in the time of the New

Tomb of Menna :

• Grave number :  TT69
• It was discovered that someone hammered the face of all the drawings depicting Menna the owner of the tomb on all the walls and then he erased the name of the God Amon from all the texts to avoid punishment in the second life after
• The tomb designs the same architectural designs for the tombs of the Pharaohs of the time of the New Kingdom on the letter
• The scenes and drawings that adorn the walls of Menna’s tomb are like those of Nacht’s tomb recording the daily life of agriculture and hunting in the civilization of ancient Egypt.

The tomb of Governor Sen Nefer the governor of the city of Thebes at the time of King Amenophis II, tomb No. TT96.

The tomb of Minister Rekh Mi Ra, at the time of King Thutmosis III and King Amenophis II of the 18th Pharaonic Dynasty, falls n° = TT100.

Tomb of the architect Senenmout, director of the Temple of Amon and architect at the time of Queen Hatshepsut of the 18th dynasty, tomb n° = TT71.

List of Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna in Thebes Luxor:

The address of the Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna:

The west bank of the Nile, Luxor, Egypt.

Visit dates for the cemetery:

• Sunday: 09:00 to 17:00.
• Monday: 09:00 to 17:00.
• Tuesday: 09:00 to 17:00.
• Wednesday: 09:00 to 17:00.
• Thursday: 09:00 to 17:00.
• Friday: 09:00 to 17:00.
• Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00.

Ticket prices for the cemetery:

• The price of a tourist ticket = 40 Egyptian pounds.
• The ticket price of a foreign student = 20 Egyptian pounds.
• The price of an Egyptian ticket = 10 Egyptian drunk.
• The price of an Egyptian student’s ticket = 5 Egyptian pounds.

Author & Writer Tombs of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna: Tamer Ahmed Abd elfatah Yousif

Tombs of Sheikh Abdel Gorna Luxor Egypt | Pharaonic nobles in the Necropolis of Thebes