Geoenvironmental investigation of Sahure’s pyramid, Abusir archeological site, Giza, Egypt
Heritage Science, 2022 Abusir is the name of an elaborate burial area in Egypt, dotted with 19 pyramids and other temples, stretching on the western side of the Nile from the south of the Giza Plateau to the northern rim of Saqqara. It seems to have been created as the resting
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The Cubit: A History and Measurement Commentary
Journal of Anthropology, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Historical dimensions for the cubit are provided by scripture and pyramid documentation. Additional dimensions from the Middle East are found in other early documents. Two major dimensions emerge from a history of the cubit. The first is the anthropological or short cubit, and the second is the architectual or long cubit. The wide geographical area and
Mark H. Stone, Kaushik Bose
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Menihy and his family: New evidence for the tjenenet sanctuary [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2021 The depiction of the family of Menihy on a lintel found at Abusir South attracts attention due to a component present in the compound personal names of his children.
Veronika Dulíková
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Exploration of the pyramid complex of King Djedkare: 2019 fall season [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2020 The recent fieldwork of the Egyptian mission in the pyramid temple of King Djedkare focused on cleaning and documenting three major areas. The temple area immediately south of the columned courtyard provided no firm evidence for reconstructing the layout
Mohamed Megahed, Peter Jánosi
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Newly uncovered relief fragments of Queen Setibhor: A queenly decorative theme with unusual features [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2021 The work that has recently been carried out at Djedkare’s royal cemetery at South Saqqara has brought to light new evidence from the pyramid complex of Queen Setibhor, the wife of King Djedkare.
Hana Vymazalová
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The tomb of Khuwy at Djedkare’s royal cemetery at South Saqqara. Preliminary report on the 2019 spring season [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2019 The royal necropolis surrounding the pyramid complex of Djedkare at South Saqqara is largely unexplored. In the 2019 spring season, the Egyptian mission uncovered a large mastaba in the north-east part of the necropolis.
Mohamed Megahed, Hana Vymazalová
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Sculptures from the pyramid complex of Djedkare Isesi at South Saqqara. A preliminary report [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2016 After more than sixty years since the first investigation of the pyramid complex of King Djedkare Isesi at South Saqqara, the monument keeps adding to our knowledge a great amount of information concerning the architecture and the decorative program ...
Mohamed Megahed
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Exploration of the pyramid complex of King Djedkare: season 2018 [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2019 During the latest fieldwork in the pyramid complex of King Djedkare in the 2018 season, the Egyptian mission focused oncleaning and documentation of the central and northern parts of the king’s funerary temple, including the open courtyard (T.e), and the
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A False Door of Unknown Provenance in the Cairo Museum [PDF]
مجلة کلية الآثار - جامعة القاهرةThe paper examines one of the limestone false doors which is located in the Cairo Museum as well as the offices, social standing, dates of its owner and suggests a provenance for its original location.False door was part of the funerary equipment. It was
Ahmed Hamdy Abdelmoniem Mohammed Hussein
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Djedkare’s pyramid complex: Preliminary report of the 2016 season [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2017 The article presents the results of the 2016 archaeological season of the Egyptian mission in the pyramid complex of King Djedkare in South Saqqara. The works focused on the western part of the causeway where remains of a drainage was documented, and
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