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Japan will be providing Egypt with a concessional loan worth USD 451 million to resume construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt’s cabinet announced on Sunday.
The announcement of the loan...
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A saga all too familiar in the Egypt i know and love :a8:
The expression on a wing and prayer comes to mind with regard to the whole business.
They are only now catching on this is happening - unbelievable.......
Since the 2011 Egyptian revolution, political instability and a tourism decline have led to widespread looting of...
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I was placing my emphasis on ALL children's lives, not the damage done to human remains, tombs and what is being despoiled by the thieves. I suppose its how you read into it. And if this was reported...
Not too sure if this is correct place to post my view..so Horus can move it if he sees fit.
I realise that this is a Luxor forum and some people have a great knowledge of Egyptian...
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You hum it....I'll sing it....
Oh my darlin
knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
twice on the pipe if the answer is no
oh my sweetness
means you'll meet me in the hallway
twice on the...
These have always been my favourite carvings... 8)
More fun than digging up potatoes...
This is one of theirs...
But this is one of mine... 8)
Ps; Shame that the sculptor (abdel haag) pbuh from...
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Just looked him up and it definitely is the the one I meant. Last time I went to the museum I spent over 5 hours just on the ground floor, can't understand how I missed him. I love the expression on...
This tomb was found by Belzoni in the late 1800s and perfectly intact however in 89' it was completely destroyed.
I believe that there was a conspiracy going on in between times (after its...
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Let's try again Farter....slowly....
In KV 21 (5) it seems that most of the damage took place after its discovery by Giovanni Belzoni in 1817. James Burton referred to the tomb as 'a clean new tomb...
At home I have a nice set of prints that are copies of the David Roberts sketches of well known Egyptian sites that he produced sometime after his arrival in Egypt in 1838. They are quite large being...
As an escape from referendum issues and in response of Who2's latest post on the new water pipe being laid in his area I thought I would put a few images of what it used to be like before piped water...
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Water and Egypt. The same thing. But Egypt spends nothing on water management and conservation. Strange and stupid.
Here is a recent opinion piece by a western journalist, 25 years in Egypt, which...
With the new research going on in kv55. It made me think of that mummy. I know who it is and how he died.
I definitely think that Akhenaten died of rapid spinal degeneration but here's a twist to...
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Speaking of Ankhesenamun. I've been thinking about her alot and the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that the older one only acted as Coregent(after Meritaten's disgrace) but it was the...
In another post we were mentioning past or in some cases deceased members and how their contributions are sadly missed, I mentioned Charlie, or as most knew him, Mrs Doubtfire. Carrie and myself also...
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Yes A4, the East Bank, sorry I wasn't clear. You can still go to the river bank where the boats wait to cross to the West Bank, but there is no public access to the site. From what I've read there...
Another place I really like is the Ramesseum and for those that don't know, it was built by Ramesses II as his funerary Temple in 1304-1207 B.C. and it was dedicated to the God Ra.
Often even in...
I am trying to locate a copy of Sir John Gardiner Wilkinson's map of Thebes.
c 1873 'ish.
Specifically an old Sycamore Tree located on the West Bank that was located somewhere near the Nile during...
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The mooring place is indeed marked on several maps e.g Lane 1823, Hughes 1850. Not sure it is in Wilkinson map though?
I have a vague memory reading that someone had located it but can't remember...
Plans are afoot to open both these beautifully restored tombs to the general public from October.
1000le per person (not clear if that's for both).
Excellent value IMO .
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Anyone who has been inside it can never forget its beauty, and certainly measures up to Abydos standards
That is the main reason that I am sure I have been inside it, my recollection of the quality...
King Tutankhamun, a famous Egyptian Pharaoh, is one of the most popular pharoahs in history. The discovery of his well-preserved tomb 1922 baffled archeologists because of its condition. Together...
Spanish excavators from Jaén University discovered the 12th dynasty mummy of an Egyptian noblewoman named Sattjeni during excavation work at the Qubbet El-Hawa necropolis west of Aswan.
Mahmoud...
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More the merrier 'keep digging, it's a big place lots of sand to shift.... 8)
She shifts sand on shifting sea-shores anon To be said: 'Allegro non troppo.
She shifts sand on shifting sea-shores...
Exclusive footage: Ancient Egyptian tombs open to public for the first time
For the first time the three tombs of TT218 Amennakht, TT219 Nebenmaat and TT220 Khaemteri in...
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Any news of which is the 5th tomb to be free this summer?
I couldn't figure that one out either :lol:
Maybe one of the local members can tootle up to the ticket office and enlighten us?
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