Second Solar Boat Rises From the Grave

Inside Khufu’s 2nd solar boat pit Today the second solar boat of Khufu that lies beside his pyramid was unveiled to the public. The first boat was discovered in 1954 and now resides in a museum built especially to display the boat located directly above it’s pit on the south side of the pyramid. Three [...]

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What’s New in ABZU

The following is a chronological listing of newly added or edited entries in ABZU database: Epigraphica Anatolica: Zeitschrift Epigraphik und historische Geographie Anatoliens Patterns of looting in southern Iraq Excavations at Amheida in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis Ein neuer genealogischer Text aus Milet Ein diplomatischer Statthalter nimmt Ricksicht auf den verletzten Stolz zweier hellenistischer Kleinpoleis (Nagidos [...]

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Website of the Week: HEIDI

Heidelberg University HEIDI: The University of Heidelberg’s Library Catalogue has a range of books on Ancient Egypt that can be viewed online or downloaded and printed out. Here are just a few examples of books that can be found there: Richard A. Proctor: The Great Pyramid: observatory, tomb, and temple William M. Flinders Petrie: Tanis [...]

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