28°21′N 28°52′E / 28.350°N 28.867°E / 28.350; 28.867

el-Bawiti
الباويطي
el-Bawiti is located in Egypt
el-Bawiti
el-Bawiti
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°21′N 28°52′E / 28.350°N 28.867°E / 28.350; 28.867
Country Egypt
GovernorateGiza
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El-Bawiti (Arabic: الباويطي, al-Bāwīṭī, from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ, lit.'assembly, monastery')[1] is a town in the Western desert in Egypt. With 30,000 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis.

The tombs of Qarat Qasr Salim hill

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On a low ridge overlooking El-Bawiti are a pair of nicely decorated underground tombs of the 26th Dynasty, a high time in Bahariya Oasis. The tombs, belonging to the wealthy local merchants Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh and his son Banentiu, have an inner court with 4 columns and up to 7 side chambers.[2]

The tomb of Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh has colorful pictures of the gods carrying out the mortuary rituals. The ceiling is painted with a starry sky. The columns of the tomb of Banentiu are painted with deities and the ceiling has a winged sun-disk. The walls by the entrance show the journeys of the Moon and the Sun.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 25.
  2. ^ Zahi Hawass, The Discovery of The Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis[permanent dead link] Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ Exploring the Antiquities of Bahariya Oasis Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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