Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri (Arabic: الدير البحري, "the Monastery of the North") is a necropolis on the West Bank at Thebes in Upper Egypt. It is considered part of the greater Theban Necropolis. The site of Deir el-Bahari contains mortuary temples and tombs, the majority of which date to the New Kingdom.
The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty. It was constructed during the 21st century BC.
During the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amenhotep I, Hatshepsut and Thutmose III also built extensively at the site. The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut being the largest and best preserved monument at the site, attracting many tourists.
Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II[]
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Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut[]
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Djoserakhet temple of Thutmose III[]
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The temple probably played an important role within the Beautiful Festival of the Valley, presumably being intended to receive the barque of Amun during its travels and thereby supersede the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in one of its intended functions. However, beside the Djoserakhet temple, Thutmose III constructed his mortuary temple seperately to the east, closer to the floodplains of the Nile. Not much is known about the Djoserakhet temple, as it was abandoned after sustaining severe damage during a landslide in the latter Twentieth Dynasty. After that, it was used as a source of building materials and in Christian times became the site of a Coptic cemetery.
Stone chest[]
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Royal and non-royal tombs[]
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Royal cache[]
Bab el Gasus[]
List of tombs[]
Here follows a list of tombs discovered at Deir el-Bahari.
Theban tombs (designated TT)[]
| Designation | Owner | Title | Period |
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| TT308 | Kemsit | King's Sole Adornment, Priestess of Hathor | 11th Dynasty, Mentuhotep II |
| TT310 (MMA 505) | Unknown | Chancellor of the King of Lower Egypt | 11th Dynasty |
| TT311 (MMA 508) | Khety | Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt | 11th Dynasty, Mentuhotep II |
| TT312 (MMA 509) | Nespaqashuty | Vizier, Governor of the town | 26th Dynasty, Psamtik I and later |
| TT313 (MMA 513) | Henenu | Chief Steward | 11th Dynasty Mentuhotep II – Mentuhotep III |
| TT314 | Horhotep | King's Sealbearer of Lower Egypt | 11th Dynasty |
| TT315 | Ipy | Vizier, Governor of the town, Judge | 11th Dynasty, Mentuhotep II |
| TT316 | Neferhotep | Head of the Archers | Early Middle Kingdom |
| TT319 (MMA 31) | Neferu II | Queen of Mentuhotep II | 11th Dynasty |
| TT320 | Royal cache | Various | 21st Dynasty |
| TT353 | Senmut[1] | High Steward[2] | 18th Dynasty, Hatshepsut |
| TT358 (MMA 65) | Ahmose-Meritamen / Nauny | Queen of Amenhotep I / King's Daughter of Pinedjem I | 18th Dynasty |
Theban tombs (other designation)[]
| Designation | Owner | Title | Period |
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| Bab el-Gasus | 153 priests and priestesses of Amun | Mainly Priest/Chantress of Amun | 21st Dynasty |
| MMA 56 | Ankhshepenupet[3] | Chantress of Amun, Attendant of the Divine Adoratrice Shepenupet I | 25th Dynasty |
| MMA 57 | Khaemhor[3] | Priest of Amun, Mayor of Thebes | 26th Dynasty |
| MMA 59 | Henuttawy | Chantress of Amun | 21st Dynasty |
| MMA 60 | Djedmutiuesankh, Henuttawy, Henuttawy, Menkheperre, Neseniset, Tiye | Chief of the Harem of Amun, King's Daughter, Chief of the Harem of Amun, God's Father, Chantress of Amun, Chantress of Amun (respectively) | 18th and 21st Dynasty |
| MMA 506 | Unknown | 12th Dynasty | |
| MMA 507 | Slain soldiers | 12th Dynasty | |
| MMA 509a | Babi (?) | Vizier | 11th Dynasty |
| MMA 511 | Possibly Henu | 11th Dynasty | |
| MMA 514 | Multiple burials | 12th Dynasty | |
| MMA 521 | Unknown | 11th Dynasty | |
| MMA 801 | Saiah, Djedbastet, Tiaset, Nayefenbu | Wab Priest, Scribe in the Estate of the Divine Adoratrice of Amun, Chantress of Amun, none (respectively) | 22nd Dynasty |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Theban Tombs". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ↑ "Senenmut Project – 2004 Campaign". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved on 2007-05-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Winlock 1924.
Bibliography[]
- Winlock, H.E., 1924: The The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Egyptian Expedition 1923-1924. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 19, No. 12.