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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
The original part of the temple was built by Amenhotep III and dedicated to Amun, who Amenhotep claimed was his father (all pharaohs were descended of gods, of course!)
