Kemsit
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Kemsit was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, the wife of king Mentuhotep II of the 11th Dynasty. Her tomb and small decorated chapel were found in her husband's Deir el-Bahari temple complex, behind
Kemsit on a relief from Deir el-Bahari, now in Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst, Munich
Shrine of Kemsit at the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II in Deir el-Bahari.
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