Theban Necropolis

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ancient Egyptian site archaeological site necropolis

The Theban Necropolis is an extensive ancient Egyptian burial ground on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor, famed for its royal tombs, mortuary temples, and elite cemeteries including the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Theban Necropolis canonical 47
Deir el-Medina 6
Theban necropolis 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
associatedWithCulture ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Amun ⓘ
Hathor ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ
bank west bank of the Nile ⓘ
contains Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
surface form: Deir el-Bahari

Theban Necropolis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Deir el-Medina

Medinet Habu ⓘ
Ramesseum ⓘ
Tombs of the Nobles ⓘ
Valley of the Kings ⓘ
Valley of the Queens ⓘ
elite cemeteries ⓘ
mortuary temples ⓘ
royal tombs ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
hasNotableStructure Colossi of Memnon ⓘ
Ramesseum ⓘ
surface form: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II

mortuary temple of Ramesses III ⓘ
surface form: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III

Temple of Seti I ⓘ
surface form: Mortuary Temple of Seti I

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari ⓘ
knownFor hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ
royal funerary architecture ⓘ
wall paintings ⓘ
locatedIn west bank of the Nile ⓘ
surface form: West Bank of the Nile
locatedInGovernorate Luxor Governorate ⓘ
locatedOnBankOf Nile ⓘ
locatedOpposite Luxor ⓘ
nearbyCity Luxor ⓘ
partOf Thebes ⓘ
surface form: ancient city of Thebes
partOfUNESCOSite Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ
periodOfUse Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Late Period

Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: New Kingdom

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Third Intermediate Period
significance key source for study of ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
major burial ground of New Kingdom pharaohs ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1979 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 87 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes ⓘ
usedFor burial ⓘ
commemoration of pharaohs ⓘ
funerary cults ⓘ

Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thebes → hasNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Thebes (Egypt)
west bank of the Nile → contains → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
west bank of the Nile → contains → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deir el-Medina
Valley of the Kings → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Valley of the Queens → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Valley of the Queens → locatedNear → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deir el-Medina
Colossi of Memnon → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thebes Necropolis
West Bank necropolis → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
West Bank necropolis → contains → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deir el-Medina
West Bank necropolis → contains → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tombs of the artisans at Deir el-Medina
Luxor International Airport → nearbyAttraction → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Luxor Governorate → hasNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Waset → associatedNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deir el-Medina
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Luxor Museum → focusesOnRegion → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theban necropolis
Medinet Habu → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Ramesses III → burialSite → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Ramesseum → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Niwt-Imn → nearNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deir el-Medina
Thebai → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis → contains → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis → contains → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tombs of the Nobles (Thebes)
11th Dynasty of Egypt → archaeologicalEvidenceSite → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Deir el-Bahri → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Theban Necropolis → contains → Theban Necropolis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deir el-Medina
Ahmose I → burialPlace → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis
Ahmose I → burialPlace → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
tomb of Nebamun paintings → originalLocation → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
KV43 → belongsToNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Papyrus of Hunefer → associatedWith → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theban necropolis
Lady of the West → associatedWithRegion → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theban necropolis
Meritamen → associatedSite → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
KV7 → belongsTo → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Meryatum → burialPlace → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theban Necropolis (uncertain)
KV35 → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thebes necropolis
KV35 → belongsTo → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Nefertari → tombLocatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Tomb of Kha and Merit → belongsToNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Webensenu → associatedWith → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theban royal necropolis
KV34 → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thebes Necropolis
KV34 → isPartOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
Tombs of the Nobles → hasPart → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tombs of the Nobles at Thebes
Tombs of the Nobles → hasPart → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tombs of the Nobles at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
mortuary temple of Hatshepsut → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
mortuary temple of Ramesses III → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
subject surface form: Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
KV62 → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
KV17 → partOf → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
KV8 → belongsToNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
KV9 → locatedIn → Theban Necropolis ⓘ
KV47 → belongsToNecropolis → Theban Necropolis ⓘ