Fresco, Tomb of Rekhmire, Valley of the Nobles, Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt

African storing goods as taxes to Egypt, including ivory elephant tusks, ebony logs, jars of oil, animal skins and precious stones, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south (Nubia and Sudan), on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 7087x4724 / 15.4MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1400 BC 18th dynasty Africa African Amenhotep II Amenophis II ancient Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian animal archaeological archaeology archeological archeology art chapel civilisation civilization color image colour image counting day detail ebony Egypt Egyptian exterior fine arts fresco gift goods governor Governor of the Town heritage high priest history horizontal ivory jar jewel log Luxor monkey necropolis New Kingdom noble North Africa North African Nubia Nubian offering official oil outdoors outside painting piling precious stone priest Rekhmire scribe Sheikh Abd el-Qurna shelf shelves skin storage Sudan Sudanese tax Theban necropolis Thebes Thutmose III Thutmosis III tomb Tomb of Rekhmire Tombs of the Nobles tourist attraction tusk UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage site Upper Egypt Valley of the Nobles vervet monkey visitor attraction vizier wall Waset west wall work Worker's Village working writing
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African storing goods as taxes to Egypt, including ivory elephant tusks, ebony logs, jars of oil, animal skins and precious stones, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south (Nubia and Sudan), on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen