Akoris (Tihna el-Gabal) – Rock-cut Tombs & Mines
Akoris · Tihna el-Gabal · Tehna
Old Kingdom to Roman·Egyptian·🇪🇬 Minya Governorate, east bank Nile gebel 40 km S of Antinoopolis, Egypt
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About Akoris (Tihna el-Gabal) – Rock-cut Tombs & Mines
Cliff sanctuary with rock-cut Hathor/Nemesis chapel, pink limestone quarries supplying Amarna, and 12th Dyn rock-tombs of nomarch Wahka with nautical graffiti. Miners' camp and Roman road station.
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Why it mattersSignificant regional centre illustrating cultural transition.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology refinement
- 02Function of enclosures
Theories
- 01Trade corridor model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Old Kingdom quarry base; 12th Dyn tombs c.1970 BCE; New Kingdom shrine
- Period
- Old Kingdom to Roman
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Purpose
- Regional centre / fortified town and trade node
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Old Kingdom quarry base; 12th Dyn tombs c.1970 BCE; New Kingdom shrine
Initial construction
c. 1469 CE
Rediscovery
On the ground
Structures & features
28.1833° N · 30.7833° E · 50 m · 2 mapped features
Tomb of Wahka II
tombRock-cut tomb with façade inscription
28.1836° N · 30.7837° EHathor Rock Chapel
shrineCliff chapel 8×4 m to Hathor
28.1830° N · 30.7830° E
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