Greg HillsMar 27

57% complete. Good progress. Today I'm working through photos from a walk on Luxor's West Bank on the 6th of April 2006. I started the day by walking to the Colossi of Memnon for the dawn, then hit the Valley of the Kings, walked over a hill to meet with Hatshepsut, explored the Tombs of the Nobles, and (after lunch) stopped by to check up on Ramses II at his Ramnesseum ("Ozymandias"). Finished the day at Merenptah's place, but I'm not there yet.

All photos my own.

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Temple of Merneptah. This is simultaneously a difficult site (because effectively reduced to foundations, with few dramatic remains) and yet it's a good introduction to the layout of the giant mortuary temples around it. The most notable things are a copy of the famous "Israel" stele and a plaque in the ground showing the geolocation.
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