Luxor, Egypt
Ancient necropolis in Egypt
El-Assasif is a necropolis on Luxor's West Bank, in the dry valley that leads up to Deir el-Bahari, just south of Dra Abu el-Naga. It holds burials from the 18th, 22nd, 25th and 26th Dynasties, roughly 1550 to 525 BC. Its best-known tombs include that of Kheruef (TT192), steward of Queen Tiye under Amenhotep III, with finely carved scenes of the royal jubilee, and the huge Late Period tombs of high officials such as Montuemhat (TT34), the powerful governor of Thebes in the 25th Dynasty, with sunken courtyards cut into the valley floor. El-Assasif keeps yielding major finds. In 2018 two tombs with sarcophagi and around a thousand funerary statues were opened, and in October 2019 a cache of thirty sealed, brightly painted 22nd Dynasty coffins was announced, found in front of Hatshepsut's temple.
Only a few tombs here are open at any time and the selection changes, so ask at the West Bank ticket office what is open and which ticket you need. It is right beside Hatshepsut's temple, so add it at the end of that visit. The ground is rocky with stairs into the tombs; mornings are best. Allow about an hour.
Hours and prices change — check before you go. Source: en.wikipedia.org
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