Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

Welcome, curious explorers, to the incredibly rugged, intensely sun baked hillside of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, deeply and universally known to highly respected modern archaeologists as the magnificent Tombs of the Nobles. As you…

Our demanding physical journey begins directly at the lower, completely dusty base of the intensely steep, highly imposing Qurna hill. Immediately, you can clearly, undeniably feel the intense, completely unyielding, powerful…

We have now successfully, carefully arrived at our highly anticipated first major stop, the incredibly small but absolutely, completely spectacular tomb of Nakht, which is officially, academically designated as T T fifty two.…

Just a short, completely manageable distance along the highly uneven, dusty path brings us directly to the magnificent, beautifully complex tomb of Menna, academically recognized as T T sixty nine. Menna was an incredibly…

We must now carefully, cautiously navigate an incredibly steep, somewhat treacherous, deeply cut ancient staircase descending directly down into the bedrock to successfully reach the highly unique, absolutely fascinating…

Our continued, highly fascinating exploration now brings us to what is arguably, completely undeniably the most historically important, completely essential, and highly informative non royal tomb in the entire Theban necropolis,…

As we successfully, finally complete our demanding, intensely physical ascent to the very highest, completely exposed upper terraces of the vast Qurna necropolis, the completely breathtaking, absolutely spectacular panoramic view…

As we slowly, carefully begin our challenging, deeply dusty descent completely back down the steep, highly uneven pathways of the magnificent Qurna hill, we must completely, deeply reflect on the completely profound, highly…