| The left bank of the Nile is dominated on a hill by a small ruined temple on a hill called Qubett el Hawa (top of the winds). On the hill can be seen stairs and tombs of the Princes Of Elephantine. Alive at the same time as the pharaohs of the end of the Old Kingdom, these princes had their tombs built into the rock near the top of the hill. These tombs are richly enhanced by paintings on their walls. The tomb of Hega-ib was discovered in 1947. We know that he was the governor of Elephantine at the end of the Old Kingdom. At the southern end of the necropolis are the tombs of the father and son, Mekhu and Sabni. We know that Mekhu went south on the nile to the second cataract and there he encountered death. His son, Sabni, went to find his body and returned it to be embalmed and placed into the tomb. Scenes of hunting and fishing are in the tomb. Little remains of the tomb of Sirenpowet I, the son of Satseni, a 12th dynasty prince. The best preserved tomb is the tomb of Sirenpowet II, on of the prophets of Khnum during the end of the 12th dynasty. |
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| In Our Falucca Sailing Along The Left Bank Of Elephantine Island | We See "Qubett el Hawa" the "Top Of The Winds." |
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| We Notice Many Strange Structures | Close Examination Shows Tombs And Stairs |
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| Even Riders In The Distance | On Camels |
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| Flocks Of Birds | Ruins Of A Small Temple |
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| Sarcophagus Was Hoisted Up This Ramp | Tomb Of Heqa-ib |
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| Inside Hega-ib Tomb | Tomb Of Mekhu & Sabni |
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| Inside Mekhu & Sabni Tomb | Tomb Of Sirenpowet I |
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| Inside Tomb Of Sirenpowet I | Inside Tomb Of Sirenpowet I |
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| Stairs To Tombs | Inside Hega-ib | Inside Mekhu & Sabni |
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| Tomb Of Sirenpowet II | Inside Sirenpowet II | His Wife |
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| Prince Sirenpowet II |
