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<< Our Photo Pages >> Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs - Rock Cut Tomb in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Thursday, 06 January 2011  Page Views: 4131

Multi-periodSite Name: Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs Alternative Name: El-Bawati Qasr Salim Village Tombs
Country: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Baharia  Nearest Village: Bahaira
Latitude: 28.351620N  Longitude: 28.872310E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs
Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs submitted by AlexHunger : At least 2 nicely decorated 26th Dynastyunderground tombs of local official or merchants were found here in 1938 at the location of the square edifice in the back which now serves as entrance to the tomb of Bannentiu, while the tomb of Zed Amun Igf Ankh is about 8 Meters to the right in the open. Both tombs have an inner court with 4 pillars and up to 7 side chambers. That of Bennentiu still... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Cut Tomb in Lower Egypt (North)

2 richly decorated underground tombs of 26th Dynasty government officials / merchants were found at this location in 1938. The tombs were howered re-used in Roman times.
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Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs
Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs submitted by AlexHunger : Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs. Here wall painting from the tomb of Sed-Amun-ef-Ankh while the bedouins weren't watching. Courtecy of Wolfgang U. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs
Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs
Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs submitted by AlexHunger : Qaret Qasr es Salim Tombs. The box like building holds the stair to the tombs. Courtecy of Wolfgang U. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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