Painting, Tomb of Menna, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt

Voyage from Abydos, cult centre of Osiris, god of the dead, with seated rowers, man collecting water to drink from river Nile, man with depth probe, man standing on yard arm and pilot steering with rudder, painting, on the north wall of the longitudinal chamber, in the Tomb of Menna, scribe of the fields of the king, TT69, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, at Sheik Abd El-Korna, in the Valley of the Nobles, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. The site contains over 400 of rock cut tombs dating to the New Kingdom. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Abydos Barque Depth El-korna El-qurna Luxor Menna Necropolis Nobles Probe Rudder Sheik Theban Thebes Tombs Waset

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