Deir el-Gebrawi
Tombs (6th Dynasty, Late Period)
The Old Kingdom necropolis was designated for the nomarchs of the 12th Upper Egyptian nome. Approximently 100 tombs were documented. Also two groups of 6th Dynasty rock-cut tombs were found at the site. The tombs are notable for the scenes of agricultural and industrial activities.
Bibliography
Catalogue of drawings of scenes and hieroglyph: copied from wall-paintings in ancient Egyptian tombs of B. C. 3800 to B. C. 2500 at Dêr el-Gebrawi, El-Bersheh, and Beni Hasan; exhibited by the Egypt Exploration Fund at the Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, September - October, 1893 / Egypt Exploration Fund. 1893. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
Davies, N. de G. 1902. The rock tombs of Deir el Gebrâwi, 2 vols. Archaeological survey of Egypt 11-12. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
Kanawati, Naguib 2005. Deir el-Gebrawi. Volume I: the northern cliff. Australian Centre for Egyptology: reports 23. Oxford: Aris and Phillips.
Kanawati, Naguib 2007. Deir el-Gebrawi. Volume II: The southern cliff. The tombs of Ibi and others. Australian Centre for Egyptology: reports 25. Oxford: Aris and Phillips.
Kanawati, Naguib 2013. Deir el-Gebrawi, volume III: The southern cliff. The tomb of Djau/Shemai and Djau. Australian Centre for Egyptology: reports 32. Oxford: Aris and Phillips.