Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
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Sheikh Abd el-Qurna ( Arabic شيخ عبد القرنة Sheikh Abd al-Qurna ; short:القرنة, DMG al-Qurna ) is a village in Egypt on the western bank of the Nile , across from Luxor . It was built at the foot of the Theban Mountains , directly above the ancient Egyptian burial ground of Thebes-West .
Story of el-Qurna
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna has long been considered the village of grave robbers . Many of his houses are said to have hidden entrances to rock tombs from the ancient Egyptian kings ( pharaohs ). Some families in the village - the best known are the family and descendants of the grave robber and antique dealer Ali Abd ar-Rasul - have lived for centuries from the partly legal and partly illegal trade in ancient Egyptian artefacts , but also from acting as guides for tourists and archaeologists. Residents of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna were also involved in the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun ( KV62 ) by Howard Carter .
Demolition and re-establishment
As early as 1946 to 1952, the Egyptian Antiquities Administration built the new settlement al-Qurna al-Jadīda through the architect Hassan Fathy , to which the residents were to be relocated for the robbery of graves. However, the residents refused and the project failed.
In order to prevent illegal robbery excavations , the residents were forcibly relocated between 2006 and 2008 to the new, northeastern village of al-Qurna al-Jadīda , which bears the same name as the failed settlement of 1952. The demolition of the old houses was sheltered under the leadership of Zahi Hawass, in the course of these measures carried out by the Supreme Council of Antiquities , the old wall paintings on the facades and in the interiors of the houses of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna were destroyed.
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What was left of the "premises".
In the interior of a destroyed house with the inscription: "God (Allah) is love".
The abandoned house of the Ahmad family of the "grave robber dynasty" of al-Sheikh 'Ali' Abd ar-Rasul. In December 2006 it was still inhabited.
Remnants of an "oven" in a destroyed house. The furnace originally led to an ancient Egyptian tomb.
House and workshop with alabaster work
The recording was made in December 2006. The "Moon House", right on the roadside, no longer exists.
Signpost in a destroyed house: “Please smile. You are in Luxor. "
literature
- Alexander Fodor: Popular Representations in Qurna of the Pilgrimage to Mecca. In: Studia Aegyptiaca. Volume 12: Studia in honorem. L. Fóti, Budapest 1989, pp. 57-74.
- R. Kriss, H. Kriss-Heinrich: Popular belief in the area of Islam. Volume I: Pilgrimage and Adoration of Saints. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1960. pp. 112–115 with figures 50–55.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Fodor: Popular Representations in Qurna of the Pilgrimage to Mecca. Budapest 1989, pp. 57–74 - with further literature.
Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ' N , 32 ° 36' E