The purpose of this article is to examine the personal aspect of the Egyptian religion in the working village of Deir el-Medina. The village was known by the ancient name set maat, “The Place of Truth,” and the workers who resided there were called “servants” in the Place of Truth.” Pharaoh Amenhotep I and his mother Ahmose Nefertari were the patrons of the village. According to Pinch, religion was of great importance to the villagers, and much of what we know regarding personal religious practices in ancient Egypt; comes from this site. Artifacts and literature from the New Kingdom were discovered in abundance during excavations. It is these discoveries that have allowed us to understand the importance of religion to "ordinary people" and the way in which they practiced their personal religion. The texts and objects seem to have constituted an important part of the religious practice of the village; and this will be illustrated by three examples. The Stele of Neferabu to the god Ptah, a bust of an ancestor and a fragment of pottery representing the god Bes. Neferabu was a worker in Deir el-medina, he is known to have had two stelae made, one to the god Ptah and the other to the god Ptah. goddess Meretseger. The limestone stele of Ptah was thought to come from a cave sanctuary dedicated to Ptah; on the road leading from Deir el-Medina to the Valley of the Queens. It is rounded at the top and depicts ears, eyes and a pair of raised arms, believed to be intended to secure Ptah; sees and hears the prayer written on the stele. In the first register; Ptah sits on a throne, before an offering table with bread and other oblations. The second register represents Neferabu kneeling, arms raised facing the text. The stele is...... middle of paper ...... Available at: http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz001nfbggPinch, G. (1994) Magic in Ancient Egypt. London: The British Museum Press. Pinch, G. (2002) Egyptian Mythology A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses and Lore of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Robins, G. (2008) The Art of Ancient Egypt. London: The British Museum Press. Stevens, A. (2003) “Material evidence for domestic religion at Amarna and preliminary remarks on its interpretation”. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. Vol.89. 143-168. Egypt Exploration Society. Stevens, A. (2006) Private Religion in Amarna The Material Evidence. BAR International Series 1587. Oxford: Archeopress. The British Museum. Accessed 02/28/11. Available online: http://www.britishmuseum.org.The Egypt Centre. Accessed 03/04/11. Available online http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk.