Nobles Tombs - Qubbet el Hawa

The West Bank at Aswan is dominated by a huge hill topped by an Islamic dome - Qubbet el-Hawa (The Dome of the Winds). The hill itself is honeycombed with dozens of tombs dating to the Old, Middle and New Kingdom Periods. It's time to sail across the Nile and explore our first tombs in Egypt! Mike has undertaken extensive work at this site over many years and published some of the monuments here, so let him guide you through the maze of ancient burials and explain the Egyptians' views on life and death. Tombs at Qubbet el-Hawa we hope to visit include those of: Mekhu, Sabni, and Harkhuf (Old Kingdom); the tomb-chapel of Pepinakht-Heqaib, and Sarenput I & II (Middle Kingdom).

Tomb of Sarenput II