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Dayr al-Bahri
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Dayr al-Bahri

 or Deir al-Bahri

Temple site, Egypt. Located on the western bank of the Nile River near the remains of Thebes and opposite the ruins of Karnak, it encompasses the remains of three temples associated with three different Egyptian rulers: the funerary temple of King Mentuhotep II (built c. 1970 BC); a temple built by Thutmose III (c. 1435 BC); and the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut (built c. 1470 BC), much of which has been restored.



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Since commoners in ancient Egypt were never buried near a royal personage, Senenmut's highly decorated burial chamber situated off to the side of Hatshepsut's stupendous memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes lends credence to the speculation that the two had an intimate personal relationship.
Among them are Hatshepsut's terraced temple at Deir el-Bahri and Rameses II's Ramesseum.
One famous scene of an expedition to Punt adorns a wall of Hatshepsut's funerary temple in Deir el-Bahri located on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor.
 
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