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Multi-periodSite Name: Tjebu Governor Tombs Alternative Name: Qaw, AntaeopolisCountry: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Asyut Nearest Village: Qaw El Kebir
Latitude: 26.918666N Longitude: 31.499166E
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 Tombs in Lower Egypt (North)
There are were 4 Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty funerary temples for the rock cut tombs of the Wadjit 10th Nome governors, Wahka, Wahka II, Ibu, Sobekhotep, Nachtj. Only the foundations of the temples are visible and only one of the causeways is useable.
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