Necropolis of Thebes; Theban necropolis; Thebes Necropolis
Thebes
n. Thebes (stad in het oude Griekenland; stad in het oude Egypte)
Definizione
Cadmean
·adj Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet - /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. These are called Cadmean letters.
The Theban Necropolis is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom.