Wadi Hammamat
Wadi Hammamat (
Trade route
Hammamat became the major route from Thebes to the Red Sea and then to the Silk Road that led to Asia, or to Arabia and the horn of Africa. This 200 km journey was the most direct route from the Nile to the Red Sea, as the Nile bends toward the coast at the western end of the wadi.
The Hammamat route ran from
Quarries
In
Pharaoh Seti I is recorded as having the first well dug to provide water in the wadi, and Senusret I sent mining expeditions there.
The site is described in the earliest-known ancient
Carvings
Today Hammamat is famous mostly for its ancient Egyptian
Common era
Occupying groups from the
A modern asphalt road, the Wadi Hammamat road now runs for 194 km through the wadi, making it a vital transport route, and enabling tourists to travel easily between the sites of nearby Luxor and Thebes.[7]
Modern European description
The first European descriptions of the Wadi Hammamat were from the Scottish traveler
Popular culture
In 1993, The Pogues wrote a song about it, entitled Girl From The Wadi Hammamat in their album Waiting for Herb.
See also
References
- ^ Meeks, Cf. D. Coptos et le chemin de Pount. p. 303.
- ^ The Archaeology of the Eastern Desert, Appendix F: Desert Rock Areas and Sites. Andie Byrnes, University College London, June 2007. Retrieved September 2007.
- ^ Survey of ancient Egyptian stone quarries (rock varieties and images, locations, and ages). James A. Harrell, Professor of Geology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo. Retrieved September 2007.
- ^ Dollinger, André, Mining, An introduction to the history and culture of Pharaonic Egypt. 2000. Retrieved September 2007.
- ^ ISBN 9783642225079.
- ^ Desert Boats Home Page Wadi Hammamat: Gallery and description of several dynastic and predynastic sites in the Wadi, by Francis Lankester. Retrieved June 2013.
- ^ "12 Top-Rated Things to Do in the Red Sea Region – #12: Discover the Eastern Desert's Rock Inscriptions at Barrameya and Wadi Hammamat". PlanetWare. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
External links
- Photograph Gallery of a visit to Wadi Hammamat
- Demotic Graffiti from the Wadi Hammamat, from Dr. Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Northern Arizona University
- Wadi Hammamat, The Road to the Sea, photographs by Yarko Kobylecky
- Hammamat Inscriptions, translated to English in An introduction to the history and culture of Pharaonic Egypt. André Dollinger, 2000. Retrieved September 2007.
- The Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri. O.Wadi Hamm.: Nouveaux textes grecs du Ouadi Hammamat, Database of Greek inscriptions in the Wadi Hammamat
- Aegyptias Museum, University of Leipzig, "Steine der Pharaonen in Leipzig": Guide to 2005 exhibit of stonework and photographs of the Wadi Hammamat (Archived)