guide to Deir el-Medina

The site of Deir el-Medina is unique in its particularly well-preserved archaeological remains, which represent an exceptional ensemble in Egypt (consisting of a village, a necropolis and a temple), and in the rich documentation that it has delivered across the millennia. Walking around the site of Deir el-Medina and studying the paintings that adorn the walls of the rock tombs, the visitor will get to know the spirit of its occupants, their earthly ambitions, the religious and funerary universe of their conception of the afterlife and also the feasts of the multiple deities who composed the local pantheon.

Après un historique des fouilles menées à Deir el-Médina, ce Guide, rédigé en anglais, propose un parcours qui commence par la visite du village, tel qu'on le voit aujourd'hui, restituant une vision de son organisation sous les Ramsès : maisons, aménagements cultuels, vie quotidienne sont évoqués grâce aux textes et aux vestiges.