Middle Kingdom- 2040-1674 BCE
During this period, tombs cut into the side of a mountain replaced the traditional pyramidThe pharaoh Mentuhotep II, circa 2000 BC built his tomb and temple at the foot af a cliff near Thebes (Deir el Bahri) The concept of a tomb built into the face of a cliff replaced the notion of the pyramid leading the Pharoah’s spirit to the sun god with the newly prevalent worship of Osiris, the god of the dead.