sḏm-ꜥš m st mꜣꜥt, usually translated as ''Servant in the Place of Truth'' is an

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

ian title that is used to refer to someone who worked in the

Theban Necropolis The Theban Necropolis () is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, Egypt, Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Ancient Egypt, Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom of Egyp ...

, on the west bank of the

Nile The Nile (also known as the Nile River or River Nile) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It has historically been considered the List of river sy ...

in Thebes. Set-Maat ( "Place of Truth") was the name of the workmen's settlement today known as

Deir el-Medina Deir el-Medina (), or Dayr al-Madīnah, is an ancient Egyptian workmen's village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 1550–1080 BC). ...

. Several artisans had nicely decorated tombs here.

Notable persons and their tombs

* Amenmose – TT9 * Khabekhnet – TT2 * Khawy – TT214 * Neferabet – TT5 * Pashedu – TT3 * Penamun – TT213 * Penbuy and Kasa – TT10 * Qen – TT4 * Sennedjem – TT1 * Sennefer – 1159a

References

External links

''Images of Deir el-Medina : Past & Present''
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