El-Bawiti (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

: الباويطي, ''al-Bāwīṭī, from'' ) is a town in the Western desert in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

. With 30,000 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the

Bahariya Oasis El-Wahat el-Bahariya or el-Bahariya ( ar, الواحات البحرية "''El-Wāḥāt El-Baḥrīya''", "the Northern Oases"); is a depression and a naturally rich oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. It is approximately 370 km away from ...

The tombs of ''Qarat Qasr Salim'' hill

On a low ridge overlooking ''El-Bawiti'' are a pair of nicely decorated underground tombs of the

26th Dynasty The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXVI, alternatively 26th Dynasty or Dynasty 26) dynasty was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC (although others followed). The dynasty's reign (664–525 ...

, a high time in Bahariya Oasis. The tombs, belonging to the wealthy local merchants ''Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh'' and his son ''Banentiu'', have an inner court with 4 columns and up to 7 side chambers. The tomb of Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh has colorful pictures of the gods carrying out the mortuary rituals. The ceiling is painted with a starry sky. The columns of the tomb of Banentiu are painted with deities and the ceiling has a winged sun-disk. The walls by the entrance show the journeys of the moon and the sun.Exploring the Antiquities of Bahariya Oasis
Retrieved 21 April 2020. File:BawitiSelimBanentiuTomb.jpg, Entrance of Baennentiu's tomb File:BawitiSelimBanentiuSanctRight.jpg, Justice scene: tomb owner Baennentiu conducted by Maat, Anubis and Horus with scales

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