El-Bawiti (Arabic: الباويطي, al-Bāwīṭī, from ) is a town in the Western desert in Egypt. With 15,978 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis.
The tombs of Qarat Qasr Salim hill On a low ridge overlooking El-Bawiti are a pair of nicely decorated underground tombs of the 26th Dynasty, a high time in Bahariya Oasis. The tombs, belonging to the wealthy local merchants Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh and his son Banentiu, have an inner court with 4 columns and up to 7 side chambers.Zahi Hawass, The Discovery of The Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis Retrieved 21 April 2020.
The tomb of Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh has colorful pictures of the gods carrying out the mortuary rituals. The ceiling is painted with a starry sky. The columns of the tomb of Banentiu are painted with images of deities and the ceiling has a winged sun-disk. The walls by the entrance show the journeys of the Moon and the Sun.Exploring the Antiquities of Bahariya Oasis Retrieved 21 April 2020.
References
External links Touristic sites around Bawiti Bawiti Tourist-Information on Wikivoyage about Bawiti (German)