A project of the American Research Center in Egypt
A project of the American Research Center in Egypt

Qurn

Term
Valley of the Kings with pyramid-shaped Qurn above.
Valley of the Kings with pyramid-shaped Qurn above.
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Meaning 'the horn' in Arabic, the Qurn is the highest point in the Theban hills on the West bank. Its shape may have reminded the Egyptians of a pyramid, a shape associated with the sun god Re, and long associated with royal burials.