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The Theban Hills is a place in Egypt close
to the Valley of the Kings. At the foot of the Theban Hills are
some villages with a cottage industry of marble (alabaster). The
area is dusty, being in desert; the tourists who travel to the
Theban Hills can see that the houses` roofs and walls are
covered with sand dust. The peak of al-Qurn is the one who
dominates the Theban Hills; in the ancient Egypt, the peak of
al-Qurn was known as ta dehent (or ‘the peak’). The peak looks
to have a pyramid shape, and it could be the echo of the Old
Kingdom` s pyramids, with over thousand years before the first
royal burials were carved in this place. The access to the peak
of al-Qurn is reduced because of the isolated position. The
Medjay, which is the special police of the tombs, is the one who
guards the necropolis. The most of the Theban` s tomb were cut
into rock, while the pyramids from the Giza plateau were some
iconic structures, symbols of the ancient Egypt. The most of the
mastabas and of the pyramids have cut into the ground` s level
sections; also, in Egypt are tombs cut in rock dating from the
Old Kingdom. The rulers of Theban begun to built complex tombs
as reflection of their power; this happened after the
reunification of Egypt by Ahmose I whose tomb, as well as his
son` s tomb are probably in the Dra’ Abu el-Naga necropolis from
the 17th dynasty. The tomb of Thutmose I and one of Amenhotep I
were the first royal tombs from the Valley of the Kings. Their
adviser was Ineni who indicated the two pharaohs to place their
tombs in the Valley. |
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