El-Tarif

Funerary stele of Intef II made in limestone. First Intermediate Period, Dynasty XI, c. 2108–2059 BCE. From Thebes.

El-Tarif (Arabic: إلطارف aṭ-Ṭārif) is a necropolis on the West Bank of the Nile, at the site of ancient Thebes (Luxor), Egypt. It is located in the northwestern outskirts of Luxor and southeast of the Valley of the Kings, opposite Karnak,[1] just to the southwest of the modern village of At-Tarif. It is the oldest of West Thebes' necropolises.[2] It is a small mortuary temple,[3] and the farthest north of the Tombs of the Nobles, and contains tombs of the late First Intermediate Period, Second Intermediate Period and early Middle Kingdom. Old Kingdom mastabas are possibly attributed to local rulers of the Fourth or Fifth Dynasty.[1] Eleventh Dynasty (2040–1991 BCE) tombs of local rulers have also been noted in the form of a series of rock-cut tombs dated to 2061–2010 BCE, the largest of which are Intef I to Intef III, who were kings of this dynasty.[4]

  1. ^ a b Redford, Donald B. (2001). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: P–Z. Oxford University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-19-513823-8. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ^ Weeks, Kent R.; Luca, Araldo De (1 October 2001). Valley of the Kings. Friedman/Fairfax. p. 337. ISBN 978-1-58663-295-3. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arnold2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Dieter Arnold (2003). The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture. I.B. Tauris. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-1-86064-465-8. Retrieved 4 March 2013.