Bawiti
el-Bawiti
الباويطي | |
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  el-Bawiti Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28°21′N 28°52′E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Giza |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El-Bawiti (Arabic: الباويطي, al-Bāwīṭī, from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ, lit. 'assembly, monastery')[1] is a town in the Western desert in Egypt. With 30,000 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis.
The tombs of Qarat Qasr Salim hill
On a low ridge overlooking El-Bawiti are a pair of nicely decorated underground tombs of the 26th Dynasty, a high time in Bahariya Oasis. The tombs, belonging to the wealthy local merchants Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh and his son Banentiu, have an inner court with 4 columns and up to 7 side chambers.[2]
The tomb of Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh has colorful pictures of the gods carrying out the mortuary rituals. The ceiling is painted with a starry sky. The columns of the tomb of Banentiu are painted with deities and the ceiling has a winged sun-disk. The walls by the entrance show the journeys of the moon and the sun.[3]
Entrance of Baennentiu's tomb
Justice scene: tomb owner Baennentiu conducted by Maat, Anubis and Horus with scales
References
- Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 25.
- Zahi Hawass, The Discovery of The Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- Exploring the Antiquities of Bahariya Oasis Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
- Touristic sites around Bawiti
- Bawiti Tourist-Information on Wikivoyage about Bawiti (German)