El-Assasif contains burials from the 18th, 22nd, 25th and 26th dynasties of ancient Egypt, covering the period c. 1550 to 525 BC across all three dynasties.
■ Archaeology
In November 2018, France’s University of Strasbourg announced the discovery of two sarcophagi thought to be more than 3,500 years old with two perfectly preserved mummies and approximately 1,000 funerary statues in the Assasseef valley near Luxor. One of the tombs with paintings where the female body found, was opened to the public in front of the international media, but the other one was previously opened by Egyptian antiquities officials.In October 2019, 30 coffins (3.000 year-old) were uncovered and presented, dating back to the Twenty-second Dynasty by the Egyptian archaeological mission in front of the Hatshepsut Temple. The coffins contain mummies of 23 adult males, five adult females and two children. The condition of the cachette is said to be exceptionally good, with many of the coffins sealed and intact, with high quality painting and preservation. According to archaeologist Zahi Hawass, mummies were decorated with mixed carvings and designs, including scenes from Egyptian gods, hieroglyphs, and the Book of the Dead, a series of spells that allowed the soul to navigate the afterlife. Some of the coffins had the names of the dead engraved on them.
■ Notable burials
□■ 18th Dynasty
TT192 – Kharuef AT28 - Vizier Amenhotep-Huy
□■ 22nd Dynasty
Cachette currently under investigation and restoration
□■ 25th Dynasty
TT34 – Mentuemhet TT37 – Harwa
□■ 26th Dynasty
TT27 – Sheshonq TT33 – Pediamenopet TT36 – Ibi TT188 – Parennefer TT279 – Pabasa TT389 – Basa TT410 – Mutirdis TT414 – Ankhhor

SW 0.6Km	Ramesseum
NE 0.8Km	Dra' Abu el-Naga'
NW 0.8Km	Deir el-Bahari
NE 0.8Km	El-Tarif
NW 0.8Km	Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
SW 1.2Km	Deir el-Medina
NW 1.3Km	Theban Necropolis
SW 1.3Km	Colossi of Memnon
NW 1.4Km	Valley of the Kings

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