The Jabal Abu Al-Dua area is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Aswan, and it includes tombs carved for nobles and priests of Aswan throughout different ages, and contains 85 graves along with 10 modern discovered tombs, and the Ministry of Antiquities is studying the possibility of opening the area to visit, and during the coming lines we clarify some information about Those newly discovered graves.
Q / What are the Air Dome Cemeteries?
A: The Dome of Hawa is a rocky mountain located on the western bank of the Nile near Aswan. The mountain is approximately 130 meters high and has carved graves of nobles and priests of Aswan from the era of the ancient Egyptians.
Q / Why were the air dome tombs named?
A: The grave of a Muslim saint named "Sidi Ali Ibn Al Hawa", whose name is the Dome, is located on the top of the southern mountain, and it is a white mausoleum with a dome. Below is the remains of a Coptic monastery (St. George).
Q / What are the most important graves located in the mountain dome of the air in Aswan?
A: The tombs include 85 Pharaonic cemetery, and one of the most important tombs in the mountain is the Amenhotep cemetery, as it is considered one of the largest cemeteries in the region, as the front of the cemetery is approximately 12 m and has very impressive inscriptions, and the cemetery "Khons" dates back to the era of the old state, and described the cemetery It is located on the eastern side of the cemeteries of the modern state, and the region contains the cemetery "Wir Sart Sat", which dates back to the era of the modern state. There is also another cemetery that has no name and dates back to the era of the modern state.
Q / What is the description of the air dome graves?
A: The tombs of the Dome of Al-Hawa are distinguished by that they were nobles, governors of the Nubia region and notables working in that area from the time of the Pharaohs, and they are rooms engraved inside the mountain, decorated with walls, of various sizes and designs, giving their embossed decoration on the walls pictures of the usual life during the days of the ancient Egyptians: scenes of slaughter Cows, visits of relatives and friends, fishing, hunting birds, dart bearers, musicians and others.
Q / When did the excavation work start in the Air Dome Cemeteries?
A: In 1946, the Egyptian archaeologist, Labib Habashi, began the excavations that continued until 1951. The University of Bonn, Germany, sent an exploration mission, headed by "Elmar Idel" in 1959, and it remained in operation until 1984. He also participated in the excavations "Not Bidd" and the Egyptian researcher "Mohy" Religion "and" Michael Jenkins ". The excavations currently underway are carried out by the German Institute of Archeology DAI under the auspices of "Karl Seifried".
Mon, Mar. 2, 2020
