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Kiki’s Tomb Pictures
Kiki’s Tomb The «royal superintendant» Kiki was buried in this tomb which later was used as a stable. On one of the walls is depicted the journey of the dead man’s remains to Abydos and one can see the...
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The Tomb of Siremput I
The Tomb of Siremput IOf this tomb, which belonged to the son of Zat-Seni, a prince of the Xllth dynasty, there unfortunately remains today very little to bear witness to the fact that it was the...
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Tomb of Sirenput II and Granite Quarries (Eastern Bank)
Tomb of Sirenput IIThis tomb, belonging to the grandson of Sirenput I, who was a prince in the reigns of Amenemhet II and Senusert II, is one of the most well-preserved of the Middle Kingdom. It is...
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Menna’s Tomb Pictures
Menna’s TombThe owner of this tomb, described as the «Scribe of the Land Register of the Master of Upper and Lower Egypt», utilized a pre-exist- ing tomb and enlarged it. The decoration depicts scenes...
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Granite Quarries of Ancient Egypt
Granite QuarriesThe old granite quarries about two kilometres from the city stretch along the Nile for about six kilometres. From the grooves which have been cut in a regular manner into the syenite...
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Mausoleum of the Aga Khan
Mausoleum of the Aga KhanThe late Aga Khan III, leader of the Ismaili community, a sect of Islam, found such peace and beauty in Aswan that before he died in 1957 he chose a site on the western bank of...
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The Aswan Dam
The Aswan DamFor thousands of years, leadership in Egypt has been associated with that great source of life the Nile. From the first pharaoh, Narmer (3100 BC), who traditionally diverted the river at...
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Sennefer’s Tomb Pictures
Sennefer’s TombThis tomb is reached via a stair with 43 steps which goes down into the rock. Sennefer was the Prince of the Southern City during the reign of Amon-Ofis II. The tomb is famous for the...
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The Tomb of Siremput II
The Tomb of Siremput IISiremput II was the «Hereditary Prince» during the reign of the Xllth dynasty pharaoh Amon- Emhat II. The hypogeum consists of an initial chamber with six pillars, a gallery...
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Deir El-bahari
Deir El-bahariOne thousand two hundred years after Imhotep another architect, Senmut, won himself a place in Egyptian history by designing another architectural masterpiece. Queen Hatshepsut who was...
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The Tomb of Mekhu and Tomb of Harkhuf Facts
The Tomb of Mekhu This tomb, built by Sabni for his father, comprises a single chamber, crude in both construction and decoration. There are eighteen roughly hewn columns, in three rows. A stone table...
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Esna Temple Pictures and More
EsnaIn ancient times this was the capital of the Illrd nome or province of Upper Egypt. It was called « Latopolis» by the Greeks because of the worship of a sacred fish, Lato, which was the object of a...
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Tombs of the Middle Kingdom (c. 1980-1920 BC) Tomb of Sirenput I
Tombs of the Middle Kingdom (c. 1980-1920 BC) Tomb of Sirenput ISirenput was a prince of Elephantine in the reign of Senusert I, at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. It was he who was encouraged by...
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Tomb of Sennedjen
Tomb of SennedjenThe main chamber is all that remains today of the tomb of Sennedjen, an official at the time of the XIX Dynasty and «Servant in the Square of Truth». The paintings found here are, for...
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Tomb of Pepi-Nakht, called Hekaib
Tomb of Pepi-Nakht, called HekaibThis is the tomb of the deified Elephantine nobleman, whose sanctuary was built on Elephantine, and who was honoured by no less than eight generations. His tomb is in...
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Political and Social ChangeAs the countries of the Middle East became independent, they also confronted more clearly than ever the challenges of modernization. Unlike Africa, where most states had...
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Nationalism in North Africa and the Middle EastAs in Africa below the Sahara, World War II was a turning point for North Africa and the Middle East.During the war, the British in particular had...
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