35/43.- Aswan, West bank

Here we can see another view of the nobles tombs in the Western bank. As you can see, lights illuminate the tombs by night.

In the Sabni Tomb (nr 26) the reliefs explain the story of one of the guardians of the South frontier. Mekhu, a guardian, was killed in an expedition to Africa. His son Sabni took revenge on the Nubian troops that killed Mekhu. When he came with the body of his father to Aswan he was welcomed as a hero by priests, royal ambassadors and local people.

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