Valley of the Queens

The Valley of the Queens is the burial place of the queens in Ancient Egypt. The place of the sons of the pharaoh “or” the place of beauty “was known in ancient times because it was here that the queens of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries were buried (from 1550 to 1070 BC) Many princes, princesses and a number of nobility. The tombs of these individuals were preserved by the priests who performed daily funeral rites and prayed for the dead nobles.

The valley is located near the famous Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile in the province of Luxor.

The reason for the location of this site as a burial site is unknown. The proximity of the site to the workers’ village in the monastery of the city and the Valley of the Kings may be a factor in this selection. Another consideration is the presence of a sacred cave dedicated to Hathor at the entrance to the valley, This cave may be associated with the rejuvenation or re-birth of the dead in the afterlife.

Although the Valley was in 18 and 19, the main place for the burial of queens, princes and nobles, it was no longer a royal burial site after the conclusion of the twentieth Dynasty. Many tombs have been extensively reused, and many have been modified to accommodate multiple burials. In some cases, this included digging pits for burial in existing cemeteries. Little is known about the use of the royal valley during the Ptolemaic period. During the Roman period we see extensive use of the valley as a site for re-burial. During the Coptic period, some shelters were set up in some of these tombs to house the monks and monks. Graves such as QV60 (Nabtawi) and QV73 (Hanut Tawi) show signs of Christian Coptic presence. The scenes of the walls representing the deceased and the Egyptian gods were covered with layers of plaster and engraved with red ink sometimes painted Christian symbols above them. The Christian presence continued in these tombs until the seventh century AD.