Nobles Tombs   The riverside of Aswan is dominated by the sand covered hills of the West Bank which is strewn with rock-cut tombs of high-status officials of the Old and Middle Kingdom.  At the crest of the hill is a domed tomb of a Muslim prophet which gives the hill its local name 'Qubbet el-Hawa or 'Dome of the Winds'.   The ancient tombs are roughly cut from the natural rock (not well preserved as those in Luxor and Cairo). However they show good examples of hieroglyphic texts detailing the careers of their owners as well as scenes of daily life in the early periods.  Many of the tombs are linked together as family members added their own chambers.