The Theban Necropolis () is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom.

Mortuary temples

Deir el-Bahri Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II Mortuary Temple of Thutmose III Medinet Habu Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III Colossi of Memnon Mortuary Temple of Merneptah Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IV Mortuary Temple of Thutmose IV Mortuary Temple of Thutmose III Mortuary Temple of Twosret Temple of Nebwenenef Qurna Mortuary Temple of Seti I Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep II Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II)

Royal Necropolis Valley of the Kings (Modern: "Wadi el-Muluk") Valley of the Queens (Modern: "Biban el-Harim") Royal Cache Bab el-Gasus

Necropolis Deir el-Medina Workmen's Tombs Shrine to Meretseger & Ptah Tombs of the Nobles el-Assasif el-Khokha el-Tarif Dra' Abu el-Naga' Qurnet Murai Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

See also

List of Theban tombs Theban Mapping Project

References

External links Peter F. Dorman & Betsy Bryan, Mural Decoration in the Theban New Kingdom Necropolis, Institute for the Studies of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago, Studies in Ancient Cultures 2, 2023 Theban Mapping Project