Tuna el Gebel cemetery in Al Minya Egypt

The archaeological site of Tuna el Gebel cemetery in Al Minya is located in the vicinity of Amarna, once the capital of the Egyptian empire. Its ruins extend over an area of about 3 kilometers. The oldest monument belongs to the tomb of Akhenaten, ruler of Egypt during the time when Amarna was its capital.

What is the meaning of Tuna el Gebel cemetery in Al Minya?

Tuna Al-Jabal came from the word Ta-Wont or Ta-Hunt, which means the land of the pond or the sacred lake, and Ta-Uns, from which Tuna and the word mountain were derived because it is located in the arms of the mountain.

Tuna Al-Jabal is located about 18 km west of Malawi, Tuna Al-Jabal was chosen in the late era to be the tombs of the 15th region instead of the east to escape the Nile flood and grave robbers, and Tuna Al-Jabal is characterized by many factors on the basis of which it was chosen to be the land that preserves, immortalizes and remains forever.

Necropolis or catacombs of sacred animals in Tuna el Gebel

In its 1,100 meters long we can see a baboon with sarcophagus, which was dedicated to the god Thoth. They are called the “sacred catacombs of Thoth”, and are a highlight of Tuna el Gebel, as they are quite unusual in Egypt. It contains a temple of the Ptolemaic period (Alexander IV) and in the part of the chambers have been found ceramics, bronze statues, mummies and other objects that are generally found in the museum of Mallawi. The Aramaic papyri from the period of Persian occupation inside jars found in the catacombs stand out.

Stele A of El-Amarna at Tuna El Gebel

About 2 km from the enclosure of Tuna el Gebel there is the stele that marked the boundaries of the city of Akhetaton (Tell el-Amarna) where the family of the pharaoh (and this one) is drawn in several positions. It is a chapel dug into the rock found by French Jesuit Claude Sicard in 1714.

Tomb of Petosiris in Tuna el Gebel

Petosiris, also called Anjefenjonsu, was a dyw wr, high priest of Thoth at Hermopolis Magna, in the service of the gods Sekhmet, Jnum, Amun-Ra and Hathor.
Son of Sishu and Neferrenpet, he was a high-ranking official in the 4th century BC, during the transition period between the Achaemenid and Macedonian periods. He was also a royal scribe and lesonis of the temple of Thoth.

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Greater Cairo – the capital of Egypt, home to the Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum and fabulous Islamic architecture.
Luxor – the gateway to the Valley of the Kings, amongst other fabulous attractions.
Aswan – a more relaxed option, full of amazing sights.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the monuments of Tuna al-Jabal?

The archaeological area of Tuna al-Jabal, Malawi, west of Minya, is considered one of the most important archaeological areas, as it is famous as the necropolis of the fifteenth region of Upper Egypt, and its capital, Ashmunin, and contains many traces of the Greco-Roman era, such as the tomb of the priest Pitozers and the burial catacombs of sacred birds and animals, as well as the Roman necropolis known as funerary houses.

Why was the mountain tuna named so?

He added during a phone call to the “8 Al-Sabah” program broadcast on the “DMC” satellite, that Tuna Al-Geel is a name derived from the ancient Egyptian meaning Ta-Wont or Ta-Hunt, which means the land of the blessing or the sacred lake, and Ta-uns was derived from Tuna and the word mountain because it is located in the arms of the mountain.

What are the features of the mountain?

They are characterized by sharp rocky peaks and steep foothills. Mountains can be small or large, and some are volcanically active. Mountains are usually composed of rock formations that have been shaped over the ages by geologic forces, volcanic activity, and earthquakes. Mountains are characterized by steep slopes and peaks that rise above the surrounding areas

Does Al-Mania have any archaeology?

Located 67 kilometers southwest of the city of Minya, it was a former area called Ashmunin archaeological area, and its most important monuments are the tomb of Pitoziris, the high priest from the Greco-Roman era, in addition to the mummy of Isadora, the martyr of pure love