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Leaving the extensive Temple remains in Thebes, you cross the river by ferry. On the west bank is the sacred necropolis of the new kingdom Pharaohs. The west bank itself has the remains of a series of mortuary temples. Here in ancient times one worshiped the dead Pharaohs as gods; in the hills behind them is the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, where they were actually buried. Also, in the hills, is the amazing 18th Dynasty funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
West Bank Temples
 Roberts: Amenhotep III Funerary Temple Remains c1830 |
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Valley of the Kings
Roberts:
Entry to the Valley of the Kings
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King Tutankamun's Tomb
King Tutankamun at home
Tutankamun's Gold Mask
Valley of the Queens
Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut
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![egypt tour: [photo] Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut](upper_egypt+nubia/thebes/west_bank/M/NK_photo_mortuary_temple_hatshepsut.jpg)
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Back across the Nile to the east bank and Thebes
Go up the Nile to Edfu and Kom Ombo.
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![egypt tour: [photo] Tutankamon in Coffin](../Egypt-artifacts/5.new-kingdom/tutankhamon/M/NK_tut_at_home.d18.jpg)
![egypt tour: [photo] Tutankamon's Gold Funeral Mask](../Egypt-artifacts/5.new-kingdom/tutankhamon/M/NK_tut_funerary_mask-1.d18.jpg)
