Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (Dec 2021)

Tombs of Coptic anchorites at the site of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari

  • Zbigniew E. Szafrański

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam30.1.12
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 1
pp. 243 – 254

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Early Coptic tombs, two at least, were discovered on the Upper Terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The orientation of the tombs is north–south, which is the typical orientation of early Christian tombs. Christian activity at Deir el-Bahari is attested in contexts starting from the 4th century, predating the establishment of the Monastery of St Phoibammon in the 6th century.

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