Tombs of the Nobles

The Valley of the Nobles located on the north side of the western Bank in Luxor, also includes nearly 500 tombs of Theban nobles and high officials, While the royal tombs were hidden away in an isolated valley, the Tombs of the Nobles were dug in the mountain overlooking the river Nile.

The Tombs includes a number of distinct areas on the West Bank at modern Luxor (Ancient Thebes). And also there is an area known as el-Tarif in the north side, where large, row tombs were dug during the late Second Intermediate Period and early Middle Kingdom. At the north of El-Tarif there is a hillside with about 80 numbered tombs most belonging to priests and officials of the 17th through 20th dynasty, which is called Dra Abu El-Naga, Just southwest of Dra Abu El-Naga there is an area that is called El-Assasif, where you will find 40 tombs mostly from the New Kingdom and later. to the south of El-Assasif is El-Khokha tomb, there is a hill with five Old Kingdom tombs and 53 numbered tombs from the 18th and 19th dynasty.

Tomb of Sennefer

One of these impressive tombs must be that of Sennefer, As mayor of Thebes, and the overseer of the gardens of Amun during the reign of Amenhotep II (1427 to 1400 BC.), his tomb is one of the most beautiful and best preserved burial chambers in the area, The walls and the ceilings of the tomb contain many colored scenes of Sennefer with his family members and many other scenes of daily life.

Tomb of Rekhmire

Another fine example of ancient burial chambers to be seen amongst the tombs at the Valley of the Nobles is the tomb of Rekhmire. Rekhmire was a Vizier, and a great landowner during the period of Tuthomose III of the 18th dynasty, Scenes in his tomb represent him collecting taxes from the people and receiving gifts from foreign ambassadors that visited Egypt.