Valley of the Artisans (Deir el Medina) Luxor

Valley of the Artisans (Deir el Medina) Luxor

The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) in Luxor is a small valley that lies between the western slope of the Theban Mountain and the small hill of Qurnet Muria. In the past it was the famous village of the workers where artisans and craftsmen lived. These were the people who were behind the construction of the beautiful tombs that are visited by tourists from all over the world. The famous place is also known as the 'monastery of the town'.

Though the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) in Luxor is a ruined township that used to replete with life in the ancient days the place is site that is visited very often by tourists. Though there is not much to see except the remnants, you can see he stone walls which mark out the houses and the streets. You can also see some of the few tombs that they built and decorated as their own tombs. Though these tombs are small in comparison to the toms that were mainly constructed for the pharaohs, the paintings done on the walls are something which you cannot ignore.

These workers who lived in their village located near the Valley of the Kings, lived in houses made of dried mud and brick. The potteries that have been discovered from the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) in Luxor also give one an insight into the lifestyle and the way they lived.

The images and the bright colors of the tombs in the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) in Luxor are amazing and fabulous. The bright colors used in the paintings which are going to drive you crazy.

Visit the Temple of the Artisans located at the far end of the Valley of the Artisans that offers you an exquisite site of the western bank. The artwork here reflects a tinge of realism that you get to see in the work of the Ptolemaic period. Sense the mystical themes painted inside the temples and simply appreciate the beauty.

Of the excavated tombs that were found in the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) in Luxor the most famous ones are those of Sennedjem, Inerkhau, Nakhtamen, Pashedu and Nebenmmaat. They were all artists who were renowned in the Ramesside Period.

Though burial chambers can never be a place to be liked by anyone, yet it was because of the awe and the charismata involved in the Egyptian mythology and its architecture that people from all over the world come to visit the burial places. See the vaulted ceilings, the bright colors, the beautiful cravings that is going to drive you crazy.

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