Meretseger’s rock shrine

Meretseger’s rock shrine is an archaeological site in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Meretseger’s rock shrine is situated nearby to the cemetery TT218-TT219-TT220, as well as near TT359 Inherkha.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: rock shrine in Deir el-Medina
Also known as: “Shrine of Ptah Meretzeger”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Dayr al-Madīnah.

Valley of the Kings

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The Valley of the Kings is an Egyptian archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. As such, it is one of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world - the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt of the New Kingdom.

Dayr al-Madīnah

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Deir el-Medina, or Dayr al-Madīnah, is an ancient Egyptian workmen's village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt. Dayr al-Madīnah is situated 310 metres east of Meretseger’s rock shrine.

Valley of the Queens

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The Valley of the Queens is a site in Egypt, in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC. Valley of the Queens is situated 540 metres west of Meretseger’s rock shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

El-Assasif

Village

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El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

Luxor

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Luxor is a city in southern Egypt. It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.