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Multi-periodSite Name: Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh Tomb Alternative Name: Rifeh TombsCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 61.076 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Asyut Nearest Village: Zowyeh
Latitude: 27.101457N Longitude: 31.170339E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Rock Cut Tomb in Lower Egypt (North)
Rock cut tomb of two brothers and priests Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh during the middle kingdom reign of Senusret II and Amenemhat III. the tombs were found intact and excavated by Sir William Flinders Petrie in 1908.
There are numerous other tombs in the area.
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