El-Assasif

1854 photo of a Pink Granite Gate, by John Beasley Greene

El-Assasif is a necropolis on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri, and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

El-Assasif contains burials from the 18th, 25th and 26th dynasties of ancient Egypt, covering the period c. 1550 to 525 BC across all three dynasties.

Notable burials

18th Dynasty

25th Dynasty

26th Dynasty

See also

Coordinates: 25°43′N 32°39′E / 25.717°N 32.650°E / 25.717; 32.650


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