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Deir el Medina: Suggested Itinerary While in Egypt

Deir El Medina is the excavated Village of the Workmen who built the Tombs of the Pharaohs. The village was in use for over 300 years. It was a walled village, to protect the workmen and their families. In the hillside, above the village, the workmen built their own tombs, exchanging work with others. These tombs were not decorated in the same convention as the Pharaohs' tombs, and often show charming scenes of daily life. These same workmen also built the Tombs of the Nobles that are located in the hillsides nearby. The Tomb of Sennedjem is the most popular tomb, but there are others that are open from time to time. There was a TV series on the Workmen called Ancient Lives, and the book by the same name by John Romer is sometimes found in used book stores or can probably be located on the internet.

You can easily combine the workmen's village with a visit to one of two tombs of the Nobles, or perhaps a trip to the Valley of the Queens which is nearby.

The tomb of Senenmut is best viewed in conjunction with your tour of Deir El Bahri (Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple).

The Penguin Guide gives a detailed description of the workmen's village and the workmen's tombs on pages 352 - 357. The Tomb of Senenmut (at Deir El Bahri) is described on page 337.

The Lonely Planet Guide covers the workmen's village and the workmen's tombs on page 295. The Tomb of Senenmut (at Deir El Bahri) is not covered. As always the Lonely Planet Guide gives practical advice about how to get there and how to buy tickets and plan your stay.