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Show NavigationRelief, Temple of Hatshepsut, Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Egypt
Erasure of Hatshepsut's royal titulary cartouche (left), probably done c. 1433-32 BC, with Thutmosis III's royal titulary on the right, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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