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Egypt > Karnak Temple (9 files)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.
Karnak Temple Sandstorm EG0214013jhp Karnak Egypt Chapel gate sandstorm dramatic light hypostyle palms hazy which is located inside the central enclosure wall of the Karnak complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. It is a relatively ruined small temple lying near the exterior north wall of the hypostyle hall and the path to the Temple of Ptah and gate to Montu Temple in the North Enclosure. The area is a cluster of ruins and blocks in storage and is very seldom frequented so always quiet in the crowded times. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast so apologies for the quality of these few images; one day I hope to return and get them in better light. The chapel is dedicated to the Princess Ankhnesneferibre, daughter of Psamtik 11 and his Queen Takhut and she became successor to Nitocris the Divine Adoratice and later God’s Wife of Amun, High Priest and effectively ruled Thebes for nearly 60 years during the later Saite Period of Rule over Egypt; started in Dynasty 24 and centred on City of Sais in Northern delta region. Turbulent times however and she was in effect the last to hold this position for around the time of her death Psamtik 111, after a very short reign, was defeated by the Persian’s and the 26th Dynasty came to an end in 525BC. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, central, enclosure, chapel, Ankhnesneferibre, princess, Saite, Sais, Amun, Priest, Adoratice, God, wife, ruler, Psamtik, 11, 111, Psammetichus, Psammeticus, 26th, Dynasty, landscape, history, archaeology, Egyptology, sandstone, gate, carvings, sandstorm, windy, hazy, palm, trees, sand, sandy, hypostyle, hall
Karnak Saite Chapel EG0214017jhp Karnak Egypt Chapel Ankhnesneferibre gate Psamtik 111 hedjet crown Amun which is located inside the central enclosure wall of the Karnak complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. It is a relatively ruined small temple lying near the exterior north wall of the hypostyle hall and the path to the Temple of Ptah and gate to Montu Temple in the North Enclosure. The area is a cluster of ruins and blocks in storage and is very seldom frequented so always quiet in the crowded times. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast so apologies for the quality of these few images; one day I hope to return and get them in better light. The chapel is dedicated to the Princess Ankhnesneferibre, daughter of Psamtik 11 and his Queen Takhut and she became successor to Nitocris the Divine Adoratice and later God’s Wife of Amun, High Priest and effectively ruled Thebes for nearly 60 years during the later Saite Period of Rule over Egypt; started in Dynasty 24 and centred on City of Sais in Northern delta region. Turbulent times however and she was in effect the last to hold this position for around the time of her death Psamtik 111, after a very short reign, was defeated by the Persian’s and the 26th Dynasty came to an end in 525BC. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, central, enclosure, chapel, Ankhnesneferibre, princess, Saite, Sais, Amun, Priest, Adoratice, God, wife, ruler, Psamtik, 11, 111, crown, white, upper, hedjet, Psammetichus, Psammeticus, Nitocris, Takhut, 26th, Dynasty, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, decorated, hieroglyphics, sandstone, papyrus, column, single, closed, bud, carvings, cobra, iaret, naja haje, rearing, hood, lion, face, Wadget, Wadjet, leonine, goddess, Nefertem, Eyes, Re, Ra, protector
Karnak Saite Chapel EG0214016jhp Karnak Egypt Chapel Ankhnesneferibre cobra Wadjet lion face hierogylphics which is located inside the central enclosure wall of the Karnak complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. It is a relatively ruined small temple lying near the exterior north wall of the hypostyle hall and the path to the Temple of Ptah and gate to Montu Temple in the North Enclosure. The area is a cluster of ruins and blocks in storage and is very seldom frequented so always quiet in the crowded times. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast so apologies for the quality of these few images; one day I hope to return and get them in better light. Interesting in this photograph are the lion faced Wadjet Cobras which are very much a Delta Goddess diety. The chapel is dedicated to the Princess Ankhnesneferibre, daughter of Psamtik 11 and his Queen Takhut and she became successor to Nitocris the Divine Adoratice and later God’s Wife of Amun, High Priest and effectively ruled Thebes for nearly 60 years during the later Saite Period of Rule over Egypt; started in Dynasty 24 and centred on City of Sais in Northern delta region. Turbulent times however and she was in effect the last to hold this position for around the time of her death Psamtik 111, after a very short reign, was defeated by the Persian’s and the 26th Dynasty came to an end in 525BC. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, central, enclosure, chapel, Ankhnesneferibre, princess, Saite, Sais, Amun, Priest, Adoratice, God, wife, ruler, Psamtik, 11, 111, Psammetichus, Psammeticus, Nitocris, Takhut, 26th, Dynasty, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, decorated, hieroglyphics, sandstone, papyrus, column, single, closed, bud, carvings, cobra, iaret, naja haje, rearing, hood, lion, face, Wadget, Wadjet, leonine, goddess, Nefertem, Eyes, Re, Ra, protector
Karnak Saite Chapel EG0214015jhp Karnak Egyptian Chapel Ankhnesneferibre cobra Wadjet lion face hierogylphs which is located inside the central enclosure wall of the Karnak complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. It is a relatively ruined small temple lying near the exterior north wall of the hypostyle hall and the path to the Temple of Ptah and gate to Montu Temple in the North Enclosure. The area is a cluster of ruins and blocks in storage and is very seldom frequented so always quiet in the crowded times. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast so apologies for the quality of these few images; one day I hope to return and get them in better light. Interesting in this photograph are the lion faced Wadjet Cobras which are very much a Delta Goddess diety. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, central, enclosure, chapel, Ankhnesneferibre, princess, Saite, Sais, Amun, Priest, Adoratice, God, wife, ruler, Psamtik, 11, 111, Psammetichus, Psammeticus, Nitocris, Takhut, 26th, Dynasty, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, decorated, hieroglyphics, sandstone, papyrus, column, single, closed, bud, carvings, cobra, iaret, naja haje, rearing, hood, lion, face, Wadget, Wadjet, leonine, goddess, Nefertem, Eyes, Re, Ra, protector
Karnak Saite Chapel EG0214014jhp Karnak Egypt Chapel Ankhnesneferibre gate Saite Papyrus column Amun which is located inside the central enclosure wall of the Karnak complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. It is a relatively ruined small temple lying near the exterior north wall of the hypostyle hall and the path to the Temple of Ptah and gate to Montu Temple in the North Enclosure. The area is a cluster of ruins and blocks in storage and is very seldom frequented so always quiet in the crowded times. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast so apologies for the quality of these few images; one day I hope to return and get them in better light. The chapel is dedicated to the Princess Ankhnesneferibre, daughter of Psamtik 11 and his Queen Takhut and she became successor to Nitocris the Divine Adoratice and later God’s Wife of Amun, High Priest and effectively ruled Thebes for nearly 60 years during the later Saite Period of Rule over Egypt; started in Dynasty 24 and centred on City of Sais in Northern delta region. Turbulent times however and she was in effect the last to hold this position for around the time of her death Psamtik 111, after a very short reign, was defeated by the Persian’s and the 26th Dynasty came to an end in 525BC. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, central, enclosure, chapel, Ankhnesneferibre, princess, Saite, Sais, Amun, Priest, Adoratice, God, wife, ruler, Psamtik, 11, 111, Psammetichus, Psammeticus, Nitocris, Takhut, 26th, Dynasty, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, decorated, hieroglyphics, sandstone, papyrus, column, single, closed, bud, carvings, cobra, iaret, naja haje, rearing, hood, lion, face, Wadget, Wadjet, leonine, goddess, Nefertem, Eyes, Re, Ra, protector
Karnak Montu Temple EG0214012jhp Temple Ptah Museum Storage Area Karnak Egypt statue priest Amenhotep 111 cartouche which is located inside the north enclosure wall of the Karnak Complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. This storage shed, a mini museum with two standing statues is near the delightful small temple pf Ptah on the walk along the enclosure wall to Montu Temple. Avery seldom frequented area so always quiet although an extra ‘entry’ fee maybe required to keep the local custodians happy. Constructed by Thutmosis 111 during his reign 1500-1450BC it shows continuous repair and additions through until the Ptolemaic period while inside the small sanctuaries are broken granite states of Ptah and Sekhmet. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast which has happened to me twice now at this temple. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, gates, entrance, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, Amenhotep, 111, construction, restoration, additions, statues, granite, decorated, priest, statue, standing, kilt, skirt, staff, shed, museum, Gods, hieroglyphics, sandstone
Karnak Montu Temple EG0214011jhp Temple Ptah Museum Storage Area Karnak Egypt statue priest leopard kilt which is located inside the north enclosure wall of the Karnak Complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. This storage shed, a mini museum with two standing statues is near the delightful small temple pf Ptah on the walk along the enclosure wall to Montu Temple. Avery seldom frequented area so always quiet although an extra ‘entry’ fee maybe required to keep the local custodians happy. Constructed by Thutmosis 111 during his reign 1500-1450BC it shows continuous repair and additions through until the Ptolemaic period while inside the small sanctuaries are broken granite states of Ptah and Sekhmet. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast which has happened to me twice now at this temple. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Ptah, gates, custodians, entrance, galabea, turban, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, Thutmosis, Thutmose, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, construction, restoration, additions, statues, granite, decorated, priest, statue, standing, painted, shed, museum, Gods, hieroglyphics, sandstone
Karnak Montu Temple EG0214009jhp Temple Montu precinct propylon Karnak Egypt gate Amenhotep Ptolemy which is located inside the north enclosure wall of the Karnak Complex at Luxor on the East Bank of the River Nile. Accessed near the delightful small Temple pf Ptah on the North Enclosure of Karnak and as very seldom frequented so always quiet although an extra ‘entry’ fee maybe required to keep the local custodians happy. On the day I visited we had very poor light conditions caused by an encroaching sand storm and it was very overcast and it was the only time I have been offered the chance to see this site and was not allowed to explore it. The Ptolemlaic Propylon is visible behind the palm tree on the left and the older main temple of Amenhotep 11 is on the right. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, Montu, Month, Falcon, God, war, Amenhotep, 111, Amenophis, Ramesses 1V, Stele, Tutankhamun, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy 111, 1V, propylon, Bab el-Abd, Horemheb, entrance, landscape, history, archaeology, Egyptology, construction, restoration, additions, granite, sandstone, blocks, stored, palm, trees, sandstorm, sand, overcast
Montu Temple Karnak EG020010JHP Montu Temple Karnak North Enclosure Ancient Egyptian Precinct Ruins Photo taken unfortunately during a sandstorm and an area not usually visited. A temple to the war God which has some interesting remains but would require private arrangements to view - dating from Amenhotep 111 of the 18th Dynasty with later additions and repairs. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Montu, temple, precinct, war, God, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, blocks, sandstorm, restricted.

Egypt > Luxor Deir el Medinah (1 file)

The pictures in this gallery are of the worker's village on the west bank of the River Nile at Luxor and the Ptolemaic Temple, the Great Pit and small chapels of Hathor and Amun
Egyptian Painted Relief EG051862JHP Deir al-Madinah Ptolemaic Temple Pantheon Gods Wall Relief Colours Paint Inside is located on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor lies to the west of Qurnet Murai hill and is the location of a workman's village with the remains of houses, streets and to the north a Ptolemaic Temple and other chapels. The temple is inside a mudbrick enclosure wall with good example of pan bedding and its large walls are obvious when looking over the village from the entrance. The small Temple to Hathor has some beautiful decorations, is a peaceful and spiritual place as usually free of crowds, is pleasingly compact compared to the overwhelming temples nearby and has managed to survive almost intact from Ptolemaic times. Some of the interior photos are border line for quality as the light was poor and tripods, and of course, flash are not allowed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, landscape, West Bank, history, antiquity, ancient, archaeology, Egyptology, al-Madinah, el-Medina, village, workers, Qurnet Murai, Sheikh-Abd’el-Qurna, hill, Temple, Hathor, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, portico, wall, hierogyyphs, Gods, Nephtys, Horus, Hathor, Osiris, Montu, Ptah, sanctuaries, small, spiritual, quiet, uncrowded

Egypt > Valley of Kings Luxor (17 files)

Photographs of the Valley of the Kings from tomb interiors as well as exterior views of the valley including the tombs of Ramses 1V, KV 43 and 19.
Valley Kings EG0213057jhp Egypt Egyptian Tomb KV19 Prince Mentuherkhepshef hieroglyphics entrance reliefs was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt; Luxor; West Bank; Thebes; Theban; Valley Kings; prince; tomb; KV19; Montu; Mentuherkhepshef; Montu-hir-Khopshef; upright; paintings; colourful; colorful; colours; colors; bright; white; plaster; ancient; Egyptian; archaeology; Egyptology; hieroglyphics; death; burial; mythology; afterlife; history; hieroglyphics; entrance; Gods; offering; fruit; flowers; wine; grapes; bread; DSLR; Fuji; S2; handheld; artificial; light; Photoshop; adjusted; corrections; Perspex; screens;
Valley Kings EG0213055jhp Egypt Luxor Valley Tomb Mentuherkhepshef Osiris Atef Crown painting colours was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Osiris, Atef, crown, beard, upright, painting, painted, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213054jhp Egyptian Tomb Prince Mentuherkhepshef painting closeup offering colourful was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, landscape, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213053jhp Egypt Valley kings KV19 offering table closeup details painting colorful in the tomb of Prince Monu-hir- Khopshef, son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, landscape, closeup, details, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213052jhp Egypt Luxor Tomb KV19 Mentuherkhepshef painting fruit wine grapes colors was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, landscape, painting, closeup, detail, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213051jhp Egyptian Tomb Valley kings Offering table fruit food lotus flowers painted colourful was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, Lotus, table, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213049jhp Egypt Luxor Tomb KV19 Prince Mentuherkhepshef Khonsu Solar Disk Crescent painting colour was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Khonsu, Falcon, God, solar, disk, crescent, sky, diety, form, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213048jhp Egypt Tomb Mentuherkhepshef painting offering food feast details colors was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, landscape, painting, table, feast, Lotus, flower, fowl, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213047jhp Egypt Egyptian Tomb KV19 Montu-hir-Khopshef Sekhmet Sakhmat lioness painting colour was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Sekhmet, Sakhmet, lioness, solar, disk, ureaus, red, dress, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213046jhp Egypt Luxor Tomb KV19 Prince Mentuherkhepshef Isis Goddess solar disk painting colours was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Isis, Goddess, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213045jhp Egypt Kings Valley Tomb Mentuherkhepshef painting fruit gifts table colours was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, landscape, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213044jhp Egyptian Tomb KV19 Prince Mentuherkhepshef Amun God painting colours was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Amun, God, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213043jhp Valley Kings Egyptian Tomb Prince Mentuherkhepshef Sekhmet painting solar ureaus colours was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Sekhmet, Sakhmet, Goddess, lioness, solar, disk, ureaus, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213042jhp Egypt Tomb KV19 Prince Montu-hir-Khopshef offering table fruit painting colors was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphs, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213041jhp Luxor Valley Kings Egyptian Tomb Mentuherkhepshef Khonsu falcon God painting colours was son of Ramasses 1X, although his tomb was unfinished it has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Khonsu, Falcon, God, Horus, Solar, Disk, Crescent, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213040jhp Egypt Egyptian Tomb Prince Mentuherkhepshef offering scene colors was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens
Valley Kings EG0213039jhp Egypt Valley Kings Tomb KV19 Prince Mentuherkhepshef painting offering colours was son of Ramasses 1X, although his tomb was unfinished it has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, upright, paintings, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, wine, pouring, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens

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