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Egypt: Tombs of Luxor
Except the Valley of the Kings every necropolis of Luxor features in this photo collection: the Sheikh Abd el Qurnah Necropolis (7 tombs), the Necropolis of Deir el Medina (2 tombs), the Necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga (1 tomb), the Necropolis of El-Khoka (3 tombs) and the Asasif Necropolis (2 tombs). These are commonly known as the "Tombs of the Nobles". Additionally one tomb in the Valley of the Queens is featured. No effort is spared to achieve the highest possible quality of photographic reproduction of the murals and reliefs, showing the original colours at neutral white balance and even lighting. Some subjects are well known, others rarely reproduced, like the ceilings. Details bring daily life and burial rituals of the ancient Egyptians into focus. The captions add in-depth information.

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'Hathor in Roy's tomb at Luxor.'

	This head of the goddess Hathor is part of a colourful frieze in the tomb of Roy.
Roy was an 18th dynasty royal scribe during the reign of Horemheb. His tomb (TT 255) can be found in the Necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga on the Westbank at Luxor. It is one of the socalled "Tombs of the Nobles". Photo Mick Palarczyk and Paul Smit.
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'Funerary barque in Roy's tomb at Luxor.'

	A mural detail in the tomb of Roy shows his mummy being transported in a shrine on a sled which has the form of a boat. A large bouquet of flowers is attached to either side of the shrine which is decorated with Djed pillars (signifying endurance) and Tyet knots (signifying life). The deceased is protected by statues with raised hands of Isis en Nephthys, the goddesses who protected their dead brother Osiris according to Egyptian mythology. The sled is followed by relatives and friends who make gestures of mourning. In front of the sled a Sem priest in a leopard skin performs a fumigation with incense and a libation with water.
Roy was an 18th dynasty royal scribe during the reign of Horemheb. His tomb (TT 255) can be found in the Necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga on the Westbank at Luxor. It is one of the socalled "Tombs of the Nobles". Photo Mick Palarczyk and Paul Smit.
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'Mourners in Roy's tomb at Luxor.'

	A mural detail in the tomb of Roy shows relatives and friends in his funeral procession making gestures of mourning. One of the mourners, probably an older person, has a grey wig.
Roy was an 18th dynasty royal scribe during the reign of Horemheb. His tomb (TT 255) can be found in the Necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga on the Westbank at Luxor. It is one of the socalled "Tombs of the Nobles". Photo Mick Palarczyk and Paul Smit.