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The pictures in this gallery are of the worker's village on the west bank of the River Nile at Luxor and the Ptolemaic Temple, the Great Pit and small chapels of Hathor and Amun
Ptolemaic Temple Gods EG051839JHP Deir al-Madinah Workers Temple Amun Hathor Wall Painted Colours Carving Luxor is located on the West Bank of the River Nile and lies to the west of Qurnet Murai hill and is the location of a workman's village with the remains of houses, streets and to the north a Ptolemaic Temple and other chapels. The temple is inside a mudbrick enclosure wall with good example of pan bedding and its large walls are obvious when looking over the village from the entrance. The small Temple to Hathor has some beautiful decorations, is a peaceful and spiritual place as usually free of crowds, is pleasingly compact compared to the overwhelming temples nearby and has managed to survive almost intact from Ptolemaic times. Some of the interior photos are border line for quality as the light was poor and tripods, and of course, flash are not allowed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, upright, West Bank, history, antiquity, ancient, archaeology, Egyptology, al-Madinah, el-Medina, village, workers, Qurnet Murai, Sheikh-Abdâ el-Qurna, hill, Temple, Hathor, Amun, Ptolemaic, wall, panel, sanctuaries, small, spiritual, quiet, uncrowded
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Luxor Deir el Medinah
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Ptolemaic Temple Gods EG051839JHP
Upload Date: 2005-04-25 12:11:50
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Deir al-Madinah Workers Temple Amun Hathor Wall Painted Colours Carving

Luxor is located on the West Bank of the River Nile and lies to the west of Qurnet Murai hill and is the location of a workman's village with the remains of houses, streets and to the north a Ptolemaic Temple and other chapels. The temple is inside a mudbrick enclosure wall with good example of pan bedding and its large walls are obvious when looking over the village from the entrance. The small Temple to Hathor has some beautiful decorations, is a peaceful and spiritual place as usually free of crowds, is pleasingly compact compared to the overwhelming temples nearby and has managed to survive almost intact from Ptolemaic times. Some of the interior photos are border line for quality as the light was poor and tripods, and of course, flash are not allowed.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, upright, West Bank, history, antiquity, ancient, archaeology, Egyptology, al-Madinah, el-Medina, village, workers, Qurnet Murai, Sheikh-Abdâ el-Qurna, hill, Temple, Hathor, Amun, Ptolemaic, wall, panel, sanctuaries, small, spiritual, quiet, uncrowded