Tuna el-Gebel
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Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun (Hermopolis Magna). It is located about 65km south on Al Minya, in middle Egypt.
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[edit] Boundary Stelae
The oldest monument in the area is one of the Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten, up in the cliffs, protected by a glass 'booth'. This makes it quite difficult to see properly, but prevents further erosion.
[edit] Catacombs
Later catacombs were dug under the necropolis; these were used to store thousands of sacred mummies of falcons, baboons and ibises.
[edit] Tomb of Petosiris
Near to the modern entrance to the catacombs is the tomb of Petosiris. This tomb is constructed to look like a temple (it looks rather like Dendera). The outside is decorated in typical Late Period style, whilst the outer court is decorated in a Greek style. The tomb was constructed around the time of the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, and seems to have been decorated like this to curry favour with the new rulers of Egypt.
[edit] Tomb and Chapel of Isadora
Isadora was a wealthy woman living in Roman times. She drowned in the Nile, and her body was mummified, and at some time after her death, a cult developed around her tomb.
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