Tombs of Roy & Shuroy
Tombs of Roy & Shuroy
"Here is a brief description of this tomb."
Deep in the desert cliffs north of Deir Al Bahri lies the necropolis of Dra Abu’l Naga, where over 100 tombs of rulers and officials are hidden. Most of these tombs are from the 17th dynasty to the late period (1550–500 BC). But in the summer of 2014 a royal tomb from the 11th dynasty (2081–1938 BC) was found. Despite looting, two tombs, those of Roy and Shuroy, still have paintings intact and also there are another tombs in luxor you can visit during your stay such as Tomb of Seti I which knwon as the best tomb in the valley and Tomb of Ramses VI (KV9) which is the grandest tomb in the valley of kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun KV (62) which is one of the smaalest in the valley and Tuthmosis III ( KV 34) which deeps in the hils Tomb of Tuthmosis IV ( KV 43) which one of the largest and deepest of the 18th dynasty and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II
The tomb of Roy, a royal scribe and steward of Horemheb, the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, is small but full of decoration. It has scenes of funerary offerings, agriculture and a painted ceiling and you can book and visit it through Luxor Day Tours provide you with numerous suggestions
"What is next to Tomb of Roy ?"
Next to it is the T-shaped tomb of Shuroy (No 13) which has nice paintings, some of which are badly damaged. Shuroy and his wife making offerings to the gods and a funeral procession led by a child mourner and also there are another landmarks in luxor which you can visit such as Theban Community Library which is the latest project from prefessor kent weeks and Mummification Museum which situated in the old visitors centre on the corniche in luxor and Open Air Museum and Palace of Amenhotep which is south of Medinat Habu which is the place of Amenhotep III also you can travel to another countries such as Alexandria Shore Excursions and Ain Sokhna Excursions and Safaga Shore Excursions and you can book through Egypt Travel Packages give you many offers to choose from also if you want to be in a private tour you can book it through Egypt Private Tours provde you with numerous suggestions to choose from also if you want to try safari tours you can book it through Egypt Safari Tours give you also many offers to choose from
Dra Abu’l Naga is an important site to see how the ancient Egyptians buried and the art of ancient Egypt.