El-Assasif
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The necropolis of el-Assasif is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt
, in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri
, and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'
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It contains burials of 18th Dynasty
and the 25th
and 26th Dynasties
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Thebes, Egypt
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...
, in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri
Deir el-Bahri
Deir el-Bahari or Deir el-Bahri is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt....
, and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'
Dra' Abu el-Naga'
The necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga' is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Egypt, just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri, and north of the necropolis of el-Assasif....
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It contains burials of 18th Dynasty
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
and the 25th
Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
The twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt....
and 26th Dynasties
Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC . The Dynasty's reign The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (also written Dynasty XXVI or Dynasty 26) was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC...
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26th Dynasty
- TT27TT27The Theban Tomb TT27 is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian official, Sheshonk....
– Sheshonq - TT33 – Pediamenopet
- TT36TT36The Theban Tomb TT36 is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Ibi, who was "Chief Steward of the Adorer of the God" , during the reign of Psammetichus I during the 26th...
– IbiIbi (Egyptian Noble)The Ancient Egyptian noble Ibi was "Chief Steward of the Adorer of the God" , during the reign of Psamtik I during the 26th dynasty. He was buried in a large tomb, located in the El-Assasif district of the Theban Necropolis, opposite Luxor, in Egypt.-References:... - TT37TT37The Theban Tomb TT37 is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Harwa, who was Chief Steward of the Divine Wife, Amenirdis I, during the 25th Dynasty....
– HarwaHarwaThe Ancient Egyptian official Harwa was the Chief Steward of the Divine Wife, Amenirdis I, during the 25th Dynasty.His tomb, TT37, is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the West Bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. The tomb was excavated by the Italian Archaeological Mission... - TT188TT188Tomb TT188, located in the necropolis of El-Khokha in Thebes in Egypt, is the tomb of the Steward and King's Cupbearer Parennefer. It has been excavated by the Akhenaten Temple Project....
– ParenneferParenneferThe Ancient Egyptian noble Parennefer was Akhenaten's close advisor before he came to the throne, and in later times served as his Royal Butler, an office which brought him into intimate contact with the king... - TT279 – PabasaPabasaThe Ancient Egyptian noble Pabasa was Chief Steward to Nitocris I, Divine Adoratrice of Amun, during the Saite Period . He is buried in tomb TT279, which is located in the El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, near Thebes....
- TT389 – Basa
- TT410 – Mutirdais
- TT414 – Ankhhor