Deir el-Bahari
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Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis.
Model reconstruction of the Mortuary temple of Thutmose III (Djeser-akhet, center), in between the Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II (Akh-sut Nebhepetre, left) and the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Djeser-djeseru, right).
Egyptian soldiers from Hatshepsut's Year 9 expedition to the Land of Punt, as depicted on her temple at Deir el-Bahri
The three temples at Deir el Bahari from the top of the cliff behind them, part of Hatshepsut's temple on left, Tuthmosis III's temple in center, and Mentuhotep II's temple on right
Mentuhotep II
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Mentuhotep II, also known under his prenomen Nebhepetre, was an ancient Egyptian King, the sixth ruler of the 11th Dynasty. He is credited with reuniting Egypt, thus ending the turbulent First Interme
Painted osiride sandstone seated Ka statue of king Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, on display at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Sarcophagus of Kawit, photograph by E. Naville, 1907
Silsileh rock relief depicting a giant king Mentuhotep II, on the right Intef III and the treasurer Kheti and, on the left, queen Iah