Theban necropolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jun 07, 2019 07:56 PM
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History
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UWHS
Collective name for the complex of tombs and temples on the western bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Thebes/Luxor. The necropolis was used for royal and elite burials throughout the Pharaonic period.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/836839127
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- Theban necropolis near Diospolis Magna/Thebai (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
- Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
- Tomb of Rekhmire at Thebes part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
- Mortuary Temple of Merenptah part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
- Valley of the Kings part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
- Tomb of Nebamun at Thebes part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - AD 640)
- Ramesseum part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
- Al-'Assāsīf part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 332 BC)
- Medinet Habu part of (analytical) Theban necropolis (1548 BC - 1086 BC)
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis
Pleiades
Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Theban necropolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2019 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/836839127> [accessed: 21 August 2019]
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