Trip to Egypt, April 2005The Westbank 2: Deir el Medina & the Temple of Het-HertOn the way to Deir el Medina On our way to Deir el Medina, we get a fleeting glimpse through the car window of the Ramesseum on one side and...  ...the village of Quorna where the tombs of the Nobles can be seen in the background. Our time wasn´t enough to go here this time so we got that saved.  A mother with her child on her arm, the rather ancient-looking buildings behind them. Makes you think of timelessness.  The village of the tomb builders from the New Kingdom. Those are Ptolemaic structures at the far end.  The tomb of Sennedjem, a senior workman during the time of Ramesses II.  View over the village of Deir el Medina from the north-east end. The Temple of Het-Hert at Deir el Medina Entrance to the small temple. Le´ts go inside... |