El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri and south of the necropolis of Dra’ Abu el-Naga’.
El-Assasif contains burials from the 18th, 25th and 26th dynasties of ancient Egypt, covering the period c. 1550 to 525 BC across all three dynasties.
In October 2019, 30 coffins were uncovered and presented, dating back to the 22nd dynasty.
You can read more about the Al-Assasif necropolis here: https://bit.ly/2DZs3w5
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