 View of the tomb of Monthemhet, TT 34, in the Asasif | ||
| El-ʿAsāsīf · العساسيف | ||
| Governorate | Luxor | |
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| height | 88 m | |
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El-Asasif (Arabic:العساسيف, al-ʿAsāsīf, „Underground corridors that lead into one another“[1]) is an ancient Egyptian cemetery on the Nile west side of Luxor north of the official graves of esch-Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna and southeast of Deir el-Baḥrī. Even if the cemetery has been in use since the Middle Kingdom, most of the graves date from the upper domain administrators and God's wives of Amun from the Ethiopian and String Periods, the 25th and 26th dynasties. Not only are they the largest graves of officials in Thebes, but they also differ in structure from those of the New Kingdom.
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 Road to Deir el-Bahri(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 you can get off at Drāʿ Abū en-Nagā.
At the western end both tickets for the Hatshepsut temple and for tombs in el-ʿAsāsīf are sold. There are two tickets: one for the tomb of Pabasa and a second for the tombs of Ankhhor and Cheruif.
Tourist Attractions
The tickets for these graves are available at the cash desk in Deir el-Baḥrī. There are two tickets: one for the grave of Pabasa, LE 40, for students LE 20, and another for the other graves, LE 60, for students LE 30 (as of 11/2019).
Photography is prohibited in the graves.
Grave of Pabasa, so-called bee grave, TT 279
The 1 Tomb of Pabasa, the superior domain administrator of the wife of God Nitokris, TT 279, was created in the time of King Psametics I in the 26th dynasty. It is perhaps the most beautiful grave in el-ʿAsāsīf with numerous depictions of daily life and religious scenes, especially in the atrium. It was named the bee grave because of a beekeeping display in the atrium. This is a peculiarity: because there is probably only one such representation in Thebes, in the tomb of Anchhor, TT 414, i.e. right next door.
Tomb of Ankhhor, TT 414
The Tomb of anchhor, مقبرة عنخ هور, The superior domain administrator of the wife of God Nitokris, was created under the kings Psametik II. And Apries in the 26th dynasty.
Cheruif tomb complex, TT 192
The 2 Tomb of the Cheruif
, مقبرة كار نيف, Administrator under Queen Tiyi, was established in the New Kingdom.
There is access to other simultaneous graves via the forecourt of the grave.
Tomb of Monthuemhat, TT 34
The 3 Tomb of Monthuemhat, the fourth prophet of Amun, was laid out at the time of King Taharka in the 25th dynasty. It is the largest grave in Thebes. The grave itself cannot be visited. It is worth taking a look into the huge, 20-meter-long and twelve-meter-wide atrium.
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 stands in abundance in the area of the parking lot.
trips
A visit to el-ʿAsāsīf can be combined with a visit to the Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Baḥrī connect, as the area is immediately northwest 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. The tickets for this must already be available at the central ticket booth Qurnat Muraʿī can be acquired.
literature
- Generally
- : The monumental tombs of the late period in the Theban necropolis. Vienna: Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1984, Memoranda of the entire academy. Austrian Academy of Sciences; 8th, ISBN 978-3-7001-0666-1 .
- : Amun's wife of God. Copenhagen: Enjar Munksgaard, 1940, Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Historisk-Filologiske Skrifter; 1.1.
- : Studies on the administration and history of the institution of the wife of God of Amun from the beginning of the New Kingdom to the late period. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1981, Egyptological treatises; 37, ISBN 978-3-447-02174-6 .
- Tomb of anchhor
- : The grave of ʿAnch-Hor: Chief steward of the wife of God Nitokris. Vienna: Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1978, Memoranda of the entire academy / Austrian Academy of Sciences, ISBN 978-3-7001-0445-2 . 3 volumes.
- Tomb of the Cheruif
- Tomb of Pabasa
- Lansing, Ambrose; Winlock, Herbert E .: Excavations in the Asasif at Thebes. In: The Egyptian Expedition 1916-1919. BMMA (Bull. Metropolitan Mus. Art) 15, Part II (July 1920), entire article p. 11–24, Grave of Pabasa p. 15–24, fig. 4, 9–14. The description is incomplete.
- Tomb of Monthuemhat
- : Montouemhat, quatrième prophète d'Amon, prince de la ville. Le Caire, 1961, Bibliothèque d'étude; 35.
Individual evidence
- ↑: A topographical catalog of the private tombs of Thebes. London: Quaritch, 1913, P. 13, footnote 1.
