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Relief, Tomb of Mekhu and Sabni, Qubbet el-Hawa, Aswan, Egypt

Children of Mekhu, (with Sabni on the right), polychrome bas-relief on a column, in the tomb of Mekhu and his son Sabni, 6th dynasty, Old Kingdom, 2345-2181 BC, at the Tombs of the Nobles, a necropolis for nobility and priests from the Old and Middle Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt, at Qubbet el-Hawa, or Dome of the Wind, beside the river Nile, near Aswan, Egypt. Mekhu was chancellor of Lower Egypt and Sabni was a priest and nomarch or governor of Upper Egypt, during the reign of Pepi II. Originally built as a tomb to Mekhu, a chapel was later added for his son Sabni. The site holds around 100 tombs, the oldest being from the 4th dynasty, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Children of Mekhu, (with Sabni on the right), polychrome bas-relief on a column, in the tomb of Mekhu and his son Sabni, 6th dynasty, Old Kingdom, 2345-2181 BC, at the Tombs of the Nobles, a necropolis for nobility and priests from the Old and Middle Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt, at Qubbet el-Hawa, or Dome of the Wind, beside the river Nile, near Aswan, Egypt. Mekhu was chancellor of Lower Egypt and Sabni was a priest and nomarch or governor of Upper Egypt, during the reign of Pepi II. Originally built as a tomb to Mekhu, a chapel was later added for his son Sabni. The site holds around 100 tombs, the oldest being from the 4th dynasty, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen