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Across the Nile from Thebes - West bank Upper Egypt - 800 km south of the Mediterranean |
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| Nome |  The sceptre - the 4th Nome of Upper Egypt
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| Type of Settlement | The Theban necropolis, which host the Tombs of the New Kingdom | |
| Local deity | The holy triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu | |
| Contemporary name | Wadi Biban el-Muluk | |
| Historical Development | - This location was chosen as the burial place the New Kingdom.
- The Valley was used for primary burials from 1539-1075 BC, and contains 63 tombs, The Pharaohs of this period, instead of the traditional building of pyramids and mastabas as burial chambers, now chose to be buried in rock-cut tombs - Queens, princes and nobility were buried in the nearby Valley of The Queens - The valley is surrounded by steep cliffs, which made it easily guarded - The local sandstone, cut millions of years ago by torrential rains to form the Valley, is of good quality. - The tombs were constructed and decorated by the workers of the village of Deir el-Medina, situated between this valley and the Valley of the Queens - By the 21st Dynasty, many tombs were looted and robbed, and the priests reburied the Pharaohs of the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties in the Deir El Bahri Cache - Tombs of are numbered in the order of discovery from Ramses 7 tomb KV1, to KV63 discovered in 2005. - The tombs of Tutankhamen Kv62 and of Ramses 2 sons, are among the most splendid in the world, and the site has been the scene of much important archaeological work. | |
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