The
Valley of the Kings, or Wadi el-Muluk
in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where
tombs were built for the Pharaohs and
powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the
Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties.
The valley is located on the west bank
of the Nile across from Thebes (modern
Luxor), under the peak of Al-Qurn. It
is separated into the East and West Valleys,
with most of the important tombs in the
East Valley. The West has only one tomb
open to the public: the tomb of Ay, Tutankhamun's
successor, there are a number of other
important burials there, including that
of Amenhotep III. The official name for
the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis
of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh,
Life, Strength, Health in The West of
Thebes, or more usually, Ta-sekhet-ma'at
(the Great Field).
The
Valley of the Kings, or Wadi el-Muluk
in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where
tombs were built for the Pharaohs and
powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the
Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties.
The valley is located on the west bank
of the Nile across from Thebes (modern
Luxor), under the peak of Al-Qurn. It
is separated into the East and West Valleys,
with most of the important tombs in the
East Valley. The West has only one tomb
open to the public: the tomb of Ay, Tutankhamun's
successor, there are a number of other
important burials there, including that
of Amenhotep III. The official name for
the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis
of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh,
Life, Strength, Health in The West of
Thebes, or more usually, Ta-sekhet-ma'at
(the Great Field).
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