Tomb of Userhat

Userhat was a royal scribe and tutor for Amenophis II. The tomb is decorated in many colorful murals, colored quite pink-ish.

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Dier el-Medina city

The workers village housed several hundred artists who were employed in the Valley of the Kings during the New Kingdom. They and their families lived here in small mudbrick houses for generations

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Temple of Deir el Medina

The little temple here never served the village of the workers — the current structure is Greco-Roman and the workers on the tombs of the pharaohs were long gone.

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Tombs of the Workers

Above the village of Deir el-Medina is a hillside filled with small tombs for the artists, sculptors and laborers of the Valley of the Kings. Only a few of the tombs are open, and no photos are allowed.

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Mummification Museum

When people think Egypt, they think Mummies, and the small museum on the corniche in Luxor has an extensive collection of mummies of various sorts and the history of this odd practice.

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Luxor Museum

This excellent museum is well-organized, small enough to wander through, and has some absolutely stunning examples of sculpture and bas-relief from nearby temples. Well worth a visit!

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Temple of Luxor

Luxor Temple sits in the middle of Luxor, only a few blocks down from our hotel and an easy walk from the curved corniche and its restaurants and stalls. The temple is dedicated to the Theban triad — Amun-Min, Mut, and Khonsu.

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