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imported>Lady Kyashira Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}} {{Quote|I am Qen, servant in the Palace of Truth. I am a man who took an oath falsely, because of my devotion to the lady of the house, Nefertari. Divine wrath befell me.|A tombstone in Qen's tomb describing him.|The Curse of the Pharaohs}} thumb|250px|Qen's tomb '''Qen''' was an Egyptian artisan who worked on the excavation and decoration of nearby royal tombs.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Qen}}</ref> Followi..." |
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{{Quote|I am Qen, servant in the Palace of Truth. I am a man who took an oath falsely, because of my devotion to the lady of the house, Nefertari. Divine wrath befell me.| | {{Quote|I am Qen, servant in the Palace of Truth. I am a man who took an oath falsely, because of my devotion to the lady of the house, Nefertari. Divine wrath befell me.|Qen's tombstone epitaph, 34 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Origins}} | ||
[[File:ACO Qen's tomb.jpg|thumb|250px|Qen's tomb]] | [[File:ACO Qen's tomb.jpg|thumb|250px|Qen's tomb]] | ||
'''Qen''' was an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] artisan who worked on the excavation and decoration of nearby royal tombs.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Qen}}</ref> | '''Qen''' was an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Artist|artisan]] from the {{Wiki|New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom}} period (c. 1550–1069 BCE) who worked on the excavation and decoration of nearby royal tombs.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Qen}}</ref> Following his death, Qen was buried in a [[Valley of the Nobles|necropolis]] south of the [[Valley of the Kings]]. By 34 BCE, [[bandit]]s had desecrated his tomb and left nothing but his tombstone.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> | ||
Following his death, Qen was buried in a [[Valley of the Nobles|necropolis]] south of the [[Valley of the Kings]]. By | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Historically, Qen was buried in [[Set-Ma'at]], | *Historically, Qen was buried near the Valley of the Kings in [[Set-Ma'at]], opposite the former capital of [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] and on the [[Nile]]'s west bank. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{c|tomb only}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:40, 30 September 2024
- "I am Qen, servant in the Palace of Truth. I am a man who took an oath falsely, because of my devotion to the lady of the house, Nefertari. Divine wrath befell me."
- ―Qen's tombstone epitaph, 34 BCE[src]
Qen was an Egyptian artisan from the New Kingdom period (c. 1550–1069 BCE) who worked on the excavation and decoration of nearby royal tombs.[1] Following his death, Qen was buried in a necropolis south of the Valley of the Kings. By 34 BCE, bandits had desecrated his tomb and left nothing but his tombstone.[2]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Historically, Qen was buried near the Valley of the Kings in Set-Ma'at, opposite the former capital of Thebes and on the Nile's west bank.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs (tomb only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Qen on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs