Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village on the west bank of the Nile, opposite modern-day Luxor, which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th -20th  dynasties.

The settlement’s ancient name was Set maat meaning “The Place of Truth”, and the workmen who lived there were called “Servants in the Place of Truth”.The Ancient Egyptian artisan Sennedjem lived in Set Maat during the reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II.