Valley of the Nobles in Aswan Egypt | Facts and history of the construction of the tombs of nobles and priests of the Pharaohs on a rocky mountain on the West Bank of the Nile River and the secrets of the ancient Pharaonic civilization of Egypt and more.
The Valley of the Nobles in Aswan or the Air Dome is a rocky mountain located in the western bank of Aswan. The mountain is approximately 130 meters high. The mountain contains tombs of Aswan nobles and priests, so that area was called the Valley of the Nobles. Learn about another set of information below.
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Valley of the Nobles in Aswan
• To reach the Valley of the Nobles in Aswan, you will take a two-lane road towards the Nile.
• The tombs of the ancient Egyptian nobles are located on three layers, and there are approximately 100 tombs, while the tombs contain nearly a thousand men and women.
• Most of those in the tombs go back to the era of the Old Kingdom as well as the New Kingdom.
• All those present in the tombs are from the nobles of the Nuba region, as well as those who have worked in the region since the time of the pharaohs.
• The tombs come in the form of rooms dug inside the mountain, and the tombs come from the inside decorated with different carvings and designs for each tomb.
• Among the views in the cemetery from the inside are scenes of the slaughter of cows and friends with each other, as well as pictures while hunting birds and carrying arrows.
• Molds of statues were found, and those molds were used in the past to place metals and gold to form statues.
• Complete pottery molds were also found next to the sarcophagus of Sobekhotep, a governor of the Elephantine region during the reign of Senusret II.
Exploring the Valley of the Nobles
• Most of those buried in the tombs of the Valley of the Nobles date back to the Sixth Dynasty until the 12th Dynasty.
• The area in which the Valley of the Nobles is located is an area called Elephantine in the past, and that area was an important headquarters for the administration of the southern region.
• Explorations began in that area in 1885 AD, and it was at the hands of the British researcher Sir Francis Grenfell, and in one year the researcher was able to explore several tombs.
• The Italian researcher Ernesto Schiaparelli came in 1892 AD to start the second excavation phase and was able to discover the tomb of Hor Khaf.
• Jacques de Morgan is one of the researchers who carried out excavations in that region, and Jam was able to discover several tombs in 1894 AD.
• In the years 1903 AD and 1904 AD, Lady William Cecil managed to discover several tombs that come in the form of layers.
• The archaeologist Labib Habashi in 1946 AD began continuous excavations until 1951 AD.
• The University of Bonn, Germany, set up an exploration mission, led by Elmar Edel. The mission was in 1951 and lasted until 1984.
• Also participated in the excavations, “Not Budge”, as well as the Egyptian scientist Mohieldin, as well as “Michel Genghis”.
• Other explorations are now being carried out on “Karl Seyfried” under the auspices of the German Archaeological Institute.
Tombs of the Valley of the Nobles in Aswan
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• One of the most famous tombs in the Valley of the Nobles. The cemetery begins with an entrance that is a corridor.
• The corridor leads to a courtyard that is wide and large, and connects the courtyard to the cemetery of Sabni.
• The courtyard leads to another room with cylindrical columns, and the room is 3 x 6 in size.
• The cemetery reaches 150 square meters in full, and there is a special room for worship in the cemetery.
• Inside the tomb there is a main room, and this room contains a table used to put offerings on it, and the table is made of granite.
• “Ehud”, the owner of the cemetery, had a variety of titles, including “The Only Friend” and also the title “Observer of Strange Countries”.
Sabni Cemetery
• The area of Sabni cemetery is approximately 120 square meters.
• Inside the tomb there are 14 polygonal columns arranged in two rows.
• The cemetery is in second place after the Maho cemetery, as the largest cemetery in the Valley of the Nobles.
• “Sabni” was the governor of the state and he also held various titles, including “Governor of the South Country” and the title of “Priest of Ordinances.”
• The cemetery contains a group of manuscripts inscribed on the wall of the cemetery from the inside.
• These inscriptions show the reward of “Sabni” from the pharaoh “Pepi II”, who was able to retrieve the body of Pepi II’s father.
• Baby II sent a luxurious gift to Sabni, including the best mummification priests, in addition to the best and finest materials used in the mummification process, as well as nutritional foods.
• Inside the tomb there is also a set of drawings that depict a scene of Sabni with his daughters while they were hunting birds and fish.
• The inscriptions in the tomb are colorful and the colors are still bright today.
Tomb of Sobekhotep
• Another famous cemetery is located in the Valley of the Nobles, which is small in size compared to other cemeteries.
• The cemetery comes with an area of 15 square meters.
• The tomb consists of a large room with a column in the middle, in addition to a group of false doors.
• Nearly 55 vials were found in the tomb.
The price of a ticket to visit the Valley of the Nobles in Aswan
The ticket price for Egyptian students is 10 pounds, for foreign adults 60 pounds, and for foreign students 30 pounds.
Dates for visiting the Valley of the Nobles
Daily from 8:00 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening.
