Thebes - El-Asasif Valley

To the east of Deir el-Bahri is the El-Asasif Valley, in which is a large Necropolis, mostly dating from the Saite period (25th and 26th Dynasties). Notable among the remains of brick built tombs is the large gateway of a mortuary chapel belonging to a Theban prince named Mentemhet. The tombs consist of a superstructure enclosed within brick walls, with an entrance pylon on the east side, and the subterranean burial chambers, entered by a doorway on the north side.