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The Road to Meir

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Hill Path at Deir el-Bersha

Hill Path Past Rock Cut Tombs at Deir el-Bersha

Cliffs at Deir el-Bersha

Looking to Modern Egypt

Climbing the Pathway to the Tombs at Deir el Bersha

Tomb Entrance at Deir el-Bersha

Rocks on the Ridge

Eroded Inscription

Approaching the Amarna Bounday Stela

Heading towards the Village

Ancient & Modern

Desert Sands and Distant Structures

View from the Boundary Stela

Greek Inscription

Inscriptions in the Landscape

Decorated Column

Eroded Inscription

Walking Amongst the Ruins

Ruins in the Landscape

Approaching the Amarna Bounday Stela

Hill Path at Deir el-Bersha

Ancient Column, Modern Scaffolding

Greek Inscription

Collapsed and Upright Pillars

Inscription in the Ruins

Columns at el Ashmunein

Greek Inscription

Precarious Ruins

Ancient Columns

Walking Among the Ruins

Looking Back to Modern Egypt

Ancient & Modern

Ruins in the Landscape

Approaching Tuna el-Gebel

Desert Cliffs with Tombs

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Inscriptions in the Landscape

Ruins in the Landscape

Mountains of Pottery

Ancient & modern

Columns Rising from the Green

Ruins in the Desert

Among the Ruins

Behind the Fence

Toppled Columns in the Desert

Ancient Brickwork

Modern Egypt at Tuna el-Gebel

Scattered Carvings

Building amidst the ruins

Ancient Brickwork

The Road to Meir

Walking through Meir

Inscriptions in the Landscape

Columns in the Desert

Columns with People for Scale

Across the Cliffs at Meir

Columns Amongst the Desert

Columns with People for Scale

Desert Sands at Meir

Looking Back Across the Desert

J on the Cliffs at Deir el-Bersha

Out in the Desert

An Ancient Quarry with Crosses

Columns in the Desert

Mountains of Pottery

Mountains of Pottery

Ruins in the Desert

Ruins in the Landscape

The Road to Meir

Desert Sands and Distant Ruins

An Ancient Quarry

Ruins in the Desert

Toppled Baboon Statue

Ruins in the Desert

Columns Against the Sky

Sand Covered Cliffs

Ancient Ruins, Propped Up

Columns & Tourists

A Fairly Intact Pot Amongst the Sherds

Almost Intact Pot Amongst the Debris

Lost in the Undergrowth

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Coffin with Inscription

Tombstone with Inscription in Coptic

Decorated Metal Bowl

Coptic Icon of the Virgin & Child

Hill Path at Deir el-Bersha

3 Ceramic Strainers

Rock Cut Tombs at Deir el Bersha

Sarcophagus of Padikem

About to go up the cliffs at Deir el-Bersha

Anthropomorphic Vessel

Small Stone Vessels

Decorated Metal Vessel

Looking to Modern Egypt

Looking Along the Wadi at Deir el-Bersha

Signposting the Way

Inscriptions in the Ruins

Police Escort Posing for Photos

The Tomb of Isadora

Model Boat from the Tomb of Henu

Mummy of an Ibis

The Tomb of Isadora

An Ancient Quarry

The Tomb of Isadora

Two Feline Headed Figurines

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Tomb Entrance at Beni Hasan

Looking Down from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Cultivation at Beni Hasan

The View up the Nile from the Beni Hasan Cliffs

Entrance to the Tomb of Khety

Down the Steps from Cliffs to Cultivation

Entrance to the Speos Artemidos

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Beni Hasan Cliffs

Coffin Decorated with the Book of the Dead

Walking Up to the Tombs in the Cliffs of Beni Hasan

A Seat with a View

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Tomb Entrance at Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs of Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs of Beni Hasan

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Beni Hasan Cliffs

Looking Across the Nile Valley from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Walking up the Cliffs to the Tombs at Beni Hasan

Statue of Ankh Pepi and His Wife

The Name of Djehutihotep

Tomb of Petosiris

Traces of Paint on the Rock Outside

Tomb Entrance in the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Entrance to the Tomb of Amenemhat (Ameni) at Beni Hasan

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Petosiris

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Entrance to the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Tomb of Petosiris

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Looking Down from the Cliffs at Beni Hasan

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Outside the Speos Artemidos

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Hunting in the Marshes

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

The Tomb of Senbi

Looking from Desert to Cultivation

The Tomb of Senbi

Tomb of Ukhhotp Son of Senbi

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid Enclosure

The Tomb of Senbi

The Tomb of Senbi

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Camel and Guardpost

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Alcove in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

Entrance to 2nd Dynasty Underground Galleries at Saqqara

Looking towards the Causeway of Unas

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Hut with Distant Pyramids

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Anthropoid Coffin

Hieroglyphs in the Sand

Ramadan Hussein Telling Us About His Excavations at Saqqara

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

View Across the Archaeological Remains at Saqqara

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

The Imhotep Museum, Saqqara

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

Approaching the Serapeum

Approaching the Serapeum

Approaching the Serapeum

Head of a Ptolemaic King

Looking Out to the Greenery at Saqqara

Palm Tree at Saqqara

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Looking Out to the Greenery at Saqqara

Temple Tombs at Saqqara

Baboon Sculpture at el-Ashmunein

Auguste Mariette's Mausoleum

Step Pyramid and Reconstructed Enclosure Wall

Osirid Statues in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid

Approaching the Serapeum

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Walking Across the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Amarna Boundary Stela

Reconstructed Architecture in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Head with Wig and Wig Ornaments

The Outside of the Tomb of Meruka

Step Pyramid with the Pyramid of Unas in the Background

Step Pyramid Enclosure

A Queue of Animals

Hieratic Graffiti from Ancient Tourists

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Statue Feet in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Statue Feet in the Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

The Outside of the Tomb of Meruka

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Causeway of the Pyramid Complex of Unas

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Ostracon Showing Two Chariots

Wall Around the Step Pyramid Complex

Wall Around the Step Pyramid Complex

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Reconstructed Architecture at the Step Pyramid

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Ostracon Showing Two Men Herding Cows

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Statue of Ankh Pepi and His Wife

The Name of Djehutihotep

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Entrance to the Step Pyramid Complex

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Wood Ivory and Gilt Box

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Relief with Offering Bearers (?)

Funerary Papyrus

Funerary Papyrus (Book of the Dead?)

Tomb of Ptahhotep

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Step Pyramid Enclosure

Sculpted Heads of Prisoners

Small Figure of a Bound Captive

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Ostracon with Birds and Dog

Hieratic Graffiti from Ancient Tourists

Relief with Donkeys and Offering Bearers

Ostracon with Depiction of Lion Biting a Man's Head

Pyramid of Unas

Fragments of Floor or Wall Paintings

Raised Relief of Woman (and Child)

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

The Valley Temple of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Interior Decoration of the Pyramid of Unas

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Causeway of the Funerary Complex of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Interior Decoration of the Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Unas

Eyes from a Statue (?)

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Sculpted Heads of Prisoners

Tomb of Maya at Saqqara

Predynastic Pot with Boat and Bird Motifs

Ostracon with a Sketch of a Duck

Pyramid of Teti

Wooden Models from the Tomb of Henu

Pyramid of Unas

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Ostracon with Sketches of Sobek

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Entrance to Tomb of Idut

Tomb of Tia at Saqqara

Pyramid of Userkaf

Relief of Offering Bearers

Pyramid of Userkaf

Relief in the Tomb of Ukh-hotp Son of Ukh-hotp

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf

Interior Decoration of the Pyramid of Unas

Wooden Coffin of Atef Ib

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

TNew Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Khaemwaset's Inscription on the Pyramid of Unas

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Pyramid of Unas

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Relief With Offering Table, Offering List and Servants Bearing Offerings

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Statue of a Seated Man

New Kingdom Temple Tomb at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Statue of a King on a Throne with Lion Arms

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Statue of a Family

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Maya at Saqqara

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Tomb of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep (The Two Brothers)

Statue of a Family

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Ostracon with a Sketch of a Seated Goddess with Horus Holding a Shen Ring Behind Her

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Tomb of Pepyankh the Youngest

Relief With Offering Table, Offering List and Servants Bearing Offerings

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Entrance to the Tomb of Maya

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Entrance to Tomb of Ty

Stela or Relief with Offerings

Reliefs in the Tomb of Maya

Pyramid of Userkaf

Ivory Figurines

Tomb of Horemheb at Saqqara

Ivory Figurines

Fragment of Paving or Wall Decoration

Ceramic Mask from Hierakonpolis

Pyramid of Userkaf with the Step Pyramid in the Background

Pyramid of Userkaf

Statue of a King on a Throne with Lion Arms

Ostracon Showing a Man Being Bitten By a Lion

Family Group Statue(?)

Ivory Figurines

Clay Head from Merimde Beni Salama

Relief With Offering Table, Offering List and Servants Bearing Offerings

Tomb of Senbi son of Ukh-hotp

Ostraca Depicting Meretseger as a Snake

Statue of Princess Ankhesenpaaten

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Vase Decorated with Crocodiles and Hippos

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Carrying Chair of Queen Hetepheres

Carrying Chair of Queen Hetepheres

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Bed of Queen Hetepheres

Statue of Nofret

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Weighing of the Heart Scene from the Book of the Dead

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Statue of a Seated Scribe

Tomb Relief with Musicians

Labels from Tomb U-j

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Oil Jar with Narmer's Name

Pottery Vessel Decorated with Ring of People

Head a of New Kingdom Queen

Fragment of Paving from Amarna

Statue of a Seated Scribe

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Sarcophagus of Hatshepsut

Statue of Montuhotep II

Shrine for Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Box with Cartouche of Tutankhamun

Outer and Inner Coffin of One of the Fetuses in Tutankhamun's Tomb

Scene of Men Netting Birds

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Painted Limestone Sarcophagus

Disc from the Tomb of Hemaka

Silver Bracelets Belonging to Hetepheres

Statue of a Bearer

Statue of a Bearer

Flooring from Amarna

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Wadi el Jarf Papyri

Game Pieces Shaped Like Lions

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Walking Stick Decorated with a Nubian and an Asiatic

3 Wooden Shabti of Tutankhamun

The Meidum Geese

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Stela of Amenemhat

Inner Coffin and Mask of One of the Fetuses from Tutankhamun's Tomb

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Decoration on the Second Shrine of Tutankhamun

Limestone Sarcophagus with Representation of Panther Skin on Lid

Sarcophagus of Akhenaten

Pottery Vessel Decorated with Ring of People

Wadi el Jarf Papyri

Limestone Sarcophagus with Representation of Panther Skin on Lid

Shabti of Tutankhamun

Wadi el Jarf Papyri

Triad Statue of Menkaure Flanked by Hathor (left) and the Nome Deity of Thebes (right)

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Limestone Sarcophagus with Representation of Panther Skin on Lid

The Meidum Geese

Flooring from Amarna

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Box with Name of Amenhotep III, plus Beads

Copper Statue of Pepi I

Triad Statue of Menkaure Flanked by Hathor (left) and the Nome Deity of Thebes (right)

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Shabti of Tutankhamun

The Meidum Geese

Statues of Rahotep and Nofret

Statue of Montuhotep II

Outer Shrine of Tutankhamun

Model Boat from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Copper Statue of Pepi I

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Reliefs from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Itet at Meidum

Statue of a Bearer

Flooring from Amarna

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Copper Statue of Pepi I

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Osirian Pillar of Senwosret I

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin from KV55, Possibly That of Akhenaten

Coffin of Ahmose-Nefertari with J for Scale

Canopic Jar of Tjuyu

Funerary Bed with Cow Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Alabaster Vessel and Statuette

Furniture of Queen Hetepheres

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Coffin of Ahmose Meritamun

Decoration on the Third Shrine of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Lion Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Chair with Legs in the Shape of Duck Heads

Floor from a Building at Amarna

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Canopic Jars of Kiya

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Senet Board and Pieces

Sarcophagus of Prince Thutmose's Cat

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Funerary Bed with Hippo Heads from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Detail from Coffin of Khui, Depicting Him and His Dog Iupu

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Statue of Khafre

Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

Statue of the Ka of Wahibre Hor

Bust of Queen Meritamun

Statue of Amenemhat III

Amenemhat III in Priestly Costume

Statue of Meryre and Iniuia

Statue of Khafre

Ostracon of a Cat Herding Geese

Statue of Khafre In Front of a False Door

Alabaster Basin with Boat with Antelope-Headed Bow and Stern

Amenemhat III in Priestly Costume

Bed of Tutankhamun

Alabaster Vase in the Form of an Ibex

Anubis On a Shrine

Bed of Tutankhamun

Lion Shaped Vessel

Calcite Cup in the Form of a Lotus Flower

Anubis On a Shrine

Statue of Meryre and Iniuy

Statue of the Ka of Wahibre Hor

Ornamental Alabaster Vase

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Statue of Khafre

Anubis On a Shrine

Double Statue of Amun and Mut

Cosmetic Jar with Lions, Hunting Scenes and Captives

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Statue of Amenhotep IV

Face of a Statue of Thutmose III with a Modern Cast of the Body

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Collosal Statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye

Double Statue of Amenemhat III as a Nile God

Facade of a Small Shrine

Facade of a Small Shrine

Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Two Princesses Worshipping the Aten

Facade of a Small Shrine

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

Statue of Hathor with Amenhotep II in a Shrine Dedicated to Hathor by Thutmose III

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