 Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut | ||
| Ed-Deir el-Baḥrī · الدير البحري | ||
no tourist info on Wikidata:  | ||
| ||
Ed-Deir el-Bahri or ed-Deir el-Bahari (Arabic:الدير البحري, ad-Dair al-Baḥrī, „the northern monastery“, In dialect id-Dēr il-Baḥarī spoken) is an ancient Egyptian cemetery on the Nile west side of Luxor at the foot of a steep slope north of the official graves of esch-Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna and west of the ancient Egyptian cemetery of el-ʿAsāsīf. There are three mortuary temples here, the most important of which is that of Queen Hatshepsut. Several graves of members of the royal family and high-ranking officials were dug in the area of these temples.
background
getting there
One arrives about 3 miles from the ferry dock on the west bank 1 crossing(25 ° 43 '23 "N.32 ° 36 '18 "E) South from Qurnat Muraʿī. In a north-westerly direction, follow the road into Valley of the Kings until after Drāʿ Abū en-Nagā and changes there at 2 25 ° 44 ′ 5 ″ N.32 ° 37 '24 "E on the road to Deir el-Baḥrī in a westerly direction, i.e. one drives back a little. On the road from Qurnat Murrai to the parking lot in front of the Hatshepsut temple, one covers about 7.5 kilometers. The last 600 meters you cross el-ʿAsāsīf. A taxi is available for the journey Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt or Gazīrat er-Ramla at. From here, there are also microbuses in the direction of el-Tarif, which can be left at Drāʿ Abū en-Nagā.
At the western end both tickets for the Hatshepsut temple and for tombs in el-ʿAsāsīf are sold.
Tourist Attractions
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
The Hatshepsut Temple is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The admission price is LE 140 and for students LE 70 (as of 11/2019), small train for outward and return journeys LE 6 (as of 11/2018).
Mortuary temple Mentuhoteps II.
Mortuary temple Thutmose ’III.
kitchen
There is a small restaurant in the area of Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna about 100 meters east of the Ramesseums, more in Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt and Gazīrat er-Ramla as in Luxor. In the area of the parking lot there are also providers of drinks between the souvenir stands. But they are a bit more expensive.
accommodation
The closest hotels can be found in the area of Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna. There is also accommodation in Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt and Gazīrat er-Ramla, Ṭōd el-Baʿīrāt, Luxor as Karnak.
shop
Of course there are souvenir stalls in abundance in the area of the parking lot.
trips
The visit to Deir el-Baḥrī can be combined with a visit to the tombs in el-ʿAsāsīf connect, as the area is immediately southeast of this and the tickets are sold in the same place. Also the official cemetery of Drāʿ Abū en-Nagā is only about a kilometer away. However, the tickets for this must already be available at the central ticket booth Qurnat Muraʿī can be acquired.
literature
- Mortuary temple Mentuhoteps II.
- Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
- Mortuary temple Thutmose ’III.
