Hidden treasures

I had been meaning to revisit the two archaeological sites of Mo‘alla (ancient Hefat) and Tod (ancient Djerty, Classical Tuphium) for several years, but had somehow managed to overlook them. So this time I arranged for a driver (Ahmed) to take me and my travel companion Paul to visit both places, which are located just south of Luxor. It is important to note that tickets for both Tod and Mo‘alla are available only at the Luxor Temple ticket office. There is no sign at Luxor Temple that says that you can buy the tickets there, so you need to ask for them. In January 2025, they cost a reasonable LE100 each (around £1.50). Some of the 30 strangely shaped limestone columns inside the Tom