Мысырдың Драъ Абу ел Наға қабірстандығы және археологиялық орны

Village and archaeological site in Egypt

The necropolis of Draʻ Abu el Naga' (دراع ابو النجا) is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Egypt, just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to Deir el Bahari and north of the necropolis of el Assasif. The necropolis is located near the Valley of the Kings.

According to the German Institute of Archeology or DAI, "Dra' Abu el Naga is one of the longest occupied necropolis of Ancient Egypt: it was used as a burial place almost continuously between the Middle Kingdom and the early Christian (Coptic) periods, i. e. a period of ca. 2500 years. The oldest graves documented so far date to the end of the 11th dynasty (ca. 2000 B. C.). During the Seventeenth Dynasty and early 18th dynasty, kings and their families were interred here. The social spectrum of the private necropolis ranges from simple burials with few grave goods to the burials of higher ranking individuals e. g. the High Priests of Amun of Karnak and other high officials. In the early Middle Kingdom, at the end of the Second Intermediate Period and at the beginning of the New Kingdom Dra' Abu el Naga was the site of the residence cemetery, as Thebes/Waset had at this time become the imperial capital and seat of government. Dra' Abu el Naga's significance as a holy burial ground, which increased with the presence of the royal tomb complexes, resulted primarily from its position directly opposite the Temple of Karnak: The Temple of Karnak is known to have been the main cult centre of Amun from the Middle Kingdom and then became one of Ancient Egypt's most important temples during the New Kingdom." During the Coptic eras, a monastery, Deir el Bakhît, identified as the historical Theban Monastery of Saint Paulos, was built on the hilltop above the pharaonic cemetery.