Theban Necropolis

The Theban Necropolis (Arabic: مدينة طيبة الجنائزية, romanized: Madīnat Ṭaybah al-Janāʼizīyah) is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom.^[1]

Theban Necropolis

Aerial view of the Theban Necropolis
Shown within Egypt
Location	Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Region	Upper Egypt
Coordinates	25°44′N 32°36′E
Type	Necropolis
Part of	Thebes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iii, vi
Designated	1979 (3rd session)
Reference no.	87
Region	Arab States

Mortuary temples

See also: Temples of a Million years

• Deir el-Bahri
  • Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
  • Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II
  • Mortuary temple of Thutmose III
• Medinet Habu
  • Mortuary temple and palace of Ramesses III
  • Mortuary Temple of Ay & Horemheb
• Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
  • Colossi of Memnon
• Mortuary Temple of Merneptah
• Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IV
• Mortuary Temple of Thutmose IV
• Mortuary Temple of Thutmose III
• Mortuary Temple of Twosret
• Temple of Nebwenenef
• Qurna
  • Mortuary Temple of Seti I
• Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep II
• Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II)

Royal Necropolis

• Valley of the Kings (Modern: "Wadi el-Muluk")
• Valley of the Queens (Modern: "Biban el-Harim")
• Royal Cache
• Bab el-Gasus

Necropolis

• Deir el-Medina
  • Workmen's Tombs
  • Shrine to Meretseger & Ptah
• Tombs of the Nobles
  • el-Assasif
  • el-Khokha
  • el-Tarif
  • Dra' Abu el-Naga'
  • Qurnet Murai
  • Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

See also

References

1. Foster, Karen Polinger; Manniche, Lise (1991). "Lost Tombs: A Study of Certain Eighteenth Dynasty Monuments in the Theban Necropolis". The Classical World. 84 (3): 246. doi:10.2307/4350785. ISSN 0009-8418. JSTOR 4350785.

External links

• Theban Mapping Project