Mountain of the Dead - Revision history

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	The '''Mountain of the Dead''' is a hill on the northwest outskirts of [[Siwa]], [[Egypt]] which served as a tomb for the people of that village.		The '''Mountain of the Dead''' is a hill on the northwest outskirts of [[Siwa]], [[Egypt]] which served as a tomb for the people of that village in ancient times.

	==Description==		==Description==
	The barren, rocky hill takes the form of a would-be mesa piled with and shaped by dozens of rock stacks. Its cavern was made into a small necropolis for the people of Siwa in ancient times, hence its name.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		The barren, rocky hill takes the form of a would-be mesa piled with and shaped by dozens of rock stacks. Its cavern was made into a small necropolis for the people of Siwa in ancient times, hence its name.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	The tomb itself contains multiple burial chambers—one of which served as a repository for ~~cats~~. Its most notable room, however, ~~is its~~ central chamber that ~~holds~~ a giant sarcophagus several feet deep on one end opposite a great, metal gate. Set before this sarcophagus is a stele dating back to the [[Old Kingdom]] with writing of that period in Egypt inscribed upon it.<ref name="ACO" />		The tomb itself contains multiple burial chambers—one of which served as a repository for [[cat]]s. Its most notable room, however, was the central chamber that held a giant sarcophagus several feet deep on one end opposite a great metal gate. Set before this sarcophagus was a [[Ancient tablet\|stele]] dating back to the {{Wiki\|Old Kingdom of Egypt\|Old Kingdom}} with writing of that period in Egypt inscribed upon it.<ref name="ACO" />

	A smaller cave, disconnected from the main tomb, was set aside for the burial of the local [[Medjay]] and their kin. In contrast to its greater counterpart, this lacked ornamentation and is largely plain, with bare recesses lining the walls to serve as the resting places of mummies—all without sarcophagi or any other container—in a manner similar to that of [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] catacombs. The exception is the burial room to [[Khemu]], the son of the Medjay [[Bayek]], which ~~holds~~ a great alabaster coffin set into an alcove and decorated with red hand prints. On either side were hundreds of wax candles placed on top of stone tables carved from the walls.<ref name="ACO" />		A smaller cave, disconnected from the main tomb, was set aside for the burial of the local [[Medjay]] and their kin. In contrast to its greater counterpart, this lacked ornamentation and was largely plain, with bare recesses lining the walls to serve as the resting places of mummies—all without sarcophagi or any other container—in a manner similar to that of [[Roman Empire\|Roman]] catacombs. The exception was the burial room to [[Khemu]], the son of the Medjay [[Bayek]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]], which held a great alabaster coffin set into an alcove and decorated with red hand prints. On either side were hundreds of wax candles placed on top of stone tables carved from the walls.<ref name="ACO" />

	==History==		==History==
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	Shortly after Bayek's return, the child [[Chenzira]] brought his brother [[Fenuku]] to visit a [[hyena]] den on the side of the hill, hoping to catch sight of their skulls. When the hyenas suddenly returned before they left, the pair fled in opposite directions, with Chenzira running into the main tomb itself. Fenuku was chanced upon by Bayek and told the Medjay of his brother's predicament, prompting Bayek to enter the tomb to find Chenzira. In short order, he was able to locate him in the central chamber, where, before escorting the boy out, he deciphered the secrets inscribed on its Old Kingdom stele.<ref name="ACO Hideaway">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Hideaway]]</ref>		Shortly after Bayek's return, the child [[Chenzira]] brought his brother [[Fenuku]] to visit a [[hyena]] den on the side of the hill, hoping to catch sight of their skulls. When the hyenas suddenly returned before they left, the pair fled in opposite directions, with Chenzira running into the main tomb itself. Fenuku was chanced upon by Bayek and told the Medjay of his brother's predicament, prompting Bayek to enter the tomb to find Chenzira. In short order, he was able to locate him in the central chamber, where, before escorting the boy out, he deciphered the secrets inscribed on its Old Kingdom stele.<ref name="ACO Hideaway">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Hideaway]]</ref>

	A year later in 47 BCE, Bayek's friend and fellow Medjay [[Hepzefa]] was murdered by Flavius and [[Lucius Septimius]] in the Siwa vault beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. Bayek carried his body to the tomb, where he was mummified and mourned by the villagers of Siwa.<ref ~~name="The Final Weighing"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>		A year later in 47 BCE, Bayek's friend and fellow Medjay [[Hepzefa]] was murdered by Flavius and [[Lucius Septimius]] in the Siwa vault beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. Bayek carried his body to the tomb, where he was mummified and mourned by the villagers of Siwa.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The '''Mountain of the Dead''' is a hill on the northwest outskirts of [[Siwa]], [[Egypt]] which served as a tomb for the people of that village.		The '''Mountain of the Dead''' is a hill on the northwest outskirts of [[Siwa]], [[Egypt]] which served as a tomb for the people of that village.

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	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
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	The '''Mountain of the Dead''' is a hill on the northwest outskirts of [[Siwa]], [[Egypt]] which served as a tomb for the people of that village.		The '''Mountain of the Dead''' is a hill on the northwest outskirts of [[Siwa]], [[Egypt]] which served as a tomb for the people of that village.

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	In 48 BCE, Bayek returned to Siwa after a year abroad hunting [[Rudjek]], one of the Order of the Ancients responsible for the death of his son. When he visited the Medjay tomb, he found that in his absence and with the installation of [[Medunamun]] as the new Oracle of Siwa, upkeep for it had ceased and much of it was covered in cobwebs. Much of it was ransacked by animals which had used it as their den while he was away whereas in previous years Bayek and the villagers constantly kept it pristine to respect his ancestors.<ref name="ACO" />		In 48 BCE, Bayek returned to Siwa after a year abroad hunting [[Rudjek]], one of the Order of the Ancients responsible for the death of his son. When he visited the Medjay tomb, he found that in his absence and with the installation of [[Medunamun]] as the new Oracle of Siwa, upkeep for it had ceased and much of it was covered in cobwebs. Much of it was ransacked by animals which had used it as their den while he was away whereas in previous years Bayek and the villagers constantly kept it pristine to respect his ancestors.<ref name="ACO" />

	Shortly after Bayek's return, the child [[Chenzira]] brought his brother [[Fenuku]] to visit a [[hyena]] den on the side of the hill, hoping to catch sight of their skulls. When the hyenas suddenly returned before they left, the pair fled in opposite directions, with Chenzira running into the main tomb itself. Fenuku was chanced upon by Bayek and told the Medjay of his brother's predicament, prompting Bayek to enter the tomb to find Chenzira. In short order, he was able to locate him in the central chamber, where, before escorting the boy out, he deciphered the secrets inscribed on its Old Kingdom stele.<ref name="ACO Hideaway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hideaway]]</ref>		Shortly after Bayek's return, the child [[Chenzira]] brought his brother [[Fenuku]] to visit a [[hyena]] den on the side of the hill, hoping to catch sight of their skulls. When the hyenas suddenly returned before they left, the pair fled in opposite directions, with Chenzira running into the main tomb itself. Fenuku was chanced upon by Bayek and told the Medjay of his brother's predicament, prompting Bayek to enter the tomb to find Chenzira. In short order, he was able to locate him in the central chamber, where, before escorting the boy out, he deciphered the secrets inscribed on its Old Kingdom stele.<ref name="ACO Hideaway">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Hideaway]]</ref>

	A year later in 47 BCE, Bayek's friend and fellow Medjay [[Hepzefa]] was murdered by Flavius and [[Lucius Septimius]] in the Siwa vault beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. Bayek carried his body to the tomb, where he was mummified and mourned by the villagers of Siwa.<ref name="ACO" />		A year later in 47 BCE, Bayek's friend and fellow Medjay [[Hepzefa]] was murdered by Flavius and [[Lucius Septimius]] in the Siwa vault beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. Bayek carried his body to the tomb, where he was mummified and mourned by the villagers of Siwa.<ref name="The Final Weighing">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
			ACO Hepzefa's mummy.jpg\|Hepzefa's mummy in the tomb
			ACO Khemu's Tomb.jpg\|Khemu's Sarcophagus in the tomb
			</gallery>

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	[[Category:Tombs]]		[[Category:Tombs]]
			[[Category:Locations in Siwa]]

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	==History==		==History==
	As far back as the Old Kingdom, the hill served as the tomb for the people of the ~~remove~~ village of Siwa in Egypt, earning its name as the Mountain of the Dead. Esteemed individuals from Siwa were buried there, including [[Minhotep]], his wife [[Agathoclea]], and their son [[Teti]]. In accordance with Egyptian culture, cats, such as the honored [[Tai Miuwette]], were also mummified and laid inside.<ref name="ACO" />		As far back as the Old Kingdom, the hill served as the tomb for the people of the remote village of Siwa in Egypt, earning its name as the Mountain of the Dead. Esteemed individuals from Siwa were buried there, including [[Minhotep]], his wife [[Agathoclea]], and their son [[Teti]]. In accordance with Egyptian culture, cats, such as the honored [[Tai Miuwette]], were also mummified and laid inside.<ref name="ACO" />

	In 49 BCE, after the death of Khemu at the hands of [[Flavius Metellus]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]], he was laid to rest in a sarcophagus in the tomb.<ref name="ACO" />		In 49 BCE, after the death of Khemu at the hands of [[Flavius Metellus]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]], he was laid to rest in a sarcophagus in the tomb.<ref name="ACO" />

	In 48 BCE, Bayek returned to Siwa after a year abroad hunting ~~the~~ [[Rudjek]], one of the Order of the Ancients responsible for the death of his son. When he visited the Medjay tomb, he found that in his absence and with the installation of [[Medunamun]] as the new Oracle of Siwa, upkeep for it had ceased and much of it was covered in cobwebs. Much of it was ransacked by animals which had used it as their den while he was away whereas in previous years Bayek and the villagers constantly kept it pristine to respect his ancestors.<ref name="ACO" />		In 48 BCE, Bayek returned to Siwa after a year abroad hunting [[Rudjek]], one of the Order of the Ancients responsible for the death of his son. When he visited the Medjay tomb, he found that in his absence and with the installation of [[Medunamun]] as the new Oracle of Siwa, upkeep for it had ceased and much of it was covered in cobwebs. Much of it was ransacked by animals which had used it as their den while he was away whereas in previous years Bayek and the villagers constantly kept it pristine to respect his ancestors.<ref name="ACO" />

	Shortly after Bayek's return, the child [[Chenzira]] brought his brother [[Fenuku]] to visit a [[hyena]] den on the side of the hill, hoping to catch sight of their skulls. When the hyenas suddenly returned before they left, the pair fled in opposite directions, with Chenzira running into the main tomb itself. Fenuku was chanced upon by Bayek and told the Medjay of his brother's predicament, prompting Bayek to enter the tomb to find Chenzira. In short order, he was able to locate him in the central chamber, where, before escorting the boy out, he deciphered the secrets inscribed on its Old Kingdom stele.<ref name="ACO Hideaway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hideaway]]</ref>		Shortly after Bayek's return, the child [[Chenzira]] brought his brother [[Fenuku]] to visit a [[hyena]] den on the side of the hill, hoping to catch sight of their skulls. When the hyenas suddenly returned before they left, the pair fled in opposite directions, with Chenzira running into the main tomb itself. Fenuku was chanced upon by Bayek and told the Medjay of his brother's predicament, prompting Bayek to enter the tomb to find Chenzira. In short order, he was able to locate him in the central chamber, where, before escorting the boy out, he deciphered the secrets inscribed on its Old Kingdom stele.<ref name="ACO Hideaway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Hideaway]]</ref>

	A year later in 47 BCE, Bayek's friend and fellow Medjay [[Hepzefa]] was murdered by ~~the~~ Flavius and [[Lucius Septimius]] in the Siwa vault beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. Bayek carried his body to the tomb, where he was mummified and mourned by the villagers of Siwa.<ref name="ACO" />		A year later in 47 BCE, Bayek's friend and fellow Medjay [[Hepzefa]] was murdered by Flavius and [[Lucius Septimius]] in the Siwa vault beneath the [[Temple of Amun]]. Bayek carried his body to the tomb, where he was mummified and mourned by the villagers of Siwa.<ref name="ACO" />

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==