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The Nomes of Upper Egypt - for reference
by LivinginLuxor » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:05 pm
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Nome No: l Ta-Khent
Capital: Ancient Egyptian name: Taseti. Abu. Ta-Seti, Yebu
Greek Name: ELEPHANTINE
Present name: Aswan
Symbol: Land of the Arch
Nome gods: Ta-Khent, Khnum-Satis...
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Whatever, it's nice to get a kick up the bum from Stan now & again....
Gone but not forgotten.....8)
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Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:44 pm
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List of current dig diaries/blogs
by BBLUX » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:37 am
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We thought it would be useful to collate the links to the current dig diaries and blogs.
Please feel free to add to this list. I believe this will be made a sticky.
Some are not in English but...
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Just to demonstrate that some archaeology is still happening over the summer I'd like to add to the list, the blog of the South Asasif Conservation Project directed by Dr Elena Pischikova.
Best...
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Last post by JohnB
Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:41 pm
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Google Earth co-ordinates for major Egyptian sites.
by LivinginLuxor » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:02 am
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Here is a list of the major Egyptian sites as found on Google Earth. As I find more I will add them to this post.
To use, just copy the two sets of figures, and then paste them into the search bar...
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Disregard the professor his coordinates are houses away, i can see the jeep they are:
25 42'56.87 N
32 37'.97'E
No wonder i get lost sometimes..la whaala...8)
Could you provide these coordinates in...
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Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:58 pm
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The Nomes of Lower Egypt - for reference
by LivinginLuxor » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:07 pm
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Nome No: l LOWER EGYPT
Nome Name: Aned-Hetch
Capital: Ancient name: Enep-Heg or Ineb Hedj
Men-nefert or Men-nefer
Greek Name: MEMPHIS
Present Name:Miet Rahina or Mit Rahmin
Symbol: White Wall....
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I am just reading a book at the moment where the author uses the ancient names of towns in one place and then the modern names in others and seems to leave the Greek names out altogether. I have...
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Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:32 am
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Theban Mapping Project
by HEPZIBAH » Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:36 pm
Copied from Facebook.
Theban Mapping Project
· 4 hrs ·
Theban Mapping Project website update
Kent Weeks himself writes:
Several years ago, the Theban Mapping Project web site crashed. The web’s...
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:36 pm
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Several colossi of pharaohs moved to GEM
by newcastle » Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:33 am
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The GEM is looking impressive with the giant pharaonic statues installed. I think the juxtaposition of the ancient with the ultra modern works quite well.
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I cant wait to go and see everything. The building looks fantastic and I only hope that the artifacts are properly labeled.
It’s got to be better than the 100 year old faded- ink labels on the...
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:46 am
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50% off Sites and Museums for Foreigners
by HEPZIBAH » Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:39 pm
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Copied from a Facebook post of Egypt Independent.
EGYPT
Egypt announces 50% reduction on ticket prices for foreigners at Upper Egypt sites, museums
Mira Maged
January 3, 2020
2:15 pm
Egypt’s...
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AFAR is a low status, 11 year old, mainly internet based 'magazine' that contains mainly promotion and fluff and little journalism - perfect by Egyptian standards. Its free - mostly hype.
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:59 am
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Ibd Saud and Rooservelt.
by Hafiz » Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:19 am
Ibd Saud and Rooservelt.
It’s a great photograph with an Egyptian context taken in the Red Sea that tells a lot about at least three people and shows the style and friendliness that Roosevelt was...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:19 am
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History and Features of Shubra
by Hafiz » Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:15 am
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An article on Shubra/Shoubra, long winded and nostalgic but worth reading.
Here is a map:
A population of 40-240,000 depending on boundaries, many fine old buildings and the center of royal...
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The interior is interesting. Whilst its mostly standard RC, its pretty restrained by Egyptian messy design standards and lacks statues of saints. The colored tiling above the pillars and on the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:25 am
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Climate Change Destroys Antiquities.
by Hafiz » Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:58 am
Climate Change Destroys Antiquities.
A not very good article on climate change and Egyptian antiquities. Basically Egypt is doing nothing. How typical.
Minor points:
The Bib Alexandria has an...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:58 am
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Discovery of Deir el Bahari tombs
by newcastle » Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:41 am
Very rare video footage dating back to 1920 during the exploration of pharaonic tombs of the temple of hatshepsut in qurna city of Luxor. The video starts with the drinking water transport of workers...
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Last post by newcastle
Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:41 am
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Historic photos of Hatshepsut Temple
by newcastle » Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:30 am
Amazing photos - before and after - of the Polish Expedition’s work over several decades at the Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el Bahari.
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Last post by newcastle
Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:30 am
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More Tut on TV
by newcastle » Tue Nov 26, 2019 9:56 am
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Tonight on Channel 5, 9pm UK time, is the first of a 3-part series on Tutankhamun with Dan Snow.
The following parts are on Wed & Thurs , also at 9pm (UK).
The programme is heralded as...
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Well....if you didn’t see it, you didn’t miss much.
It was new stuff in the sense it wasn’t clips of old stuff..... but nothing really new.
It starts with Dan Snow wandering about a colourful tomb...
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Last post by newcastle
Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:05 pm
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Pharaoh's remains in Great Pyramid....
by Who2 » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:02 am
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EGYPT experts, including world-renowned archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass, believe Pharaoh Khufu’s body can finally be found in a huge void discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, Express.co.uk can...
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The only void is between Zahi's ears...... 8)
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Last post by Who2
Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:20 pm
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Photos of Tutankhamen discovery you may not have seen
by newcastle » Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:26 am
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There are some fascinating- and rarely seen - photos of the Tutankhamen discovery on this site :
In particular, this post.....
“Yes, I know, the date of the discovery of the tomb of...
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Damn, gotta join a facebook group to see them.
As for the WiKi Links, Je ne parle français newcastle. !
I remeber when I was a kid and was told french is the internationinal language
I thought...
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Last post by John Landon
Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:03 am
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Free use of mobile phone cameras in VoK and museums
by newcastle » Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:16 pm
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Just for clarification, although standard photography in museums or tombs in VoK requires a permit, cameras on mobile phones may be used FREE OF CHARGE from 1st August 2019.
Flash is still forbidden.
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Oh that's good. I've dumped my Canon DSLR equipment in favour of the new iPhone 11 pro which takes some really good quality photos.
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Last post by crewmeal
Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:33 am
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Great Pyramid may yet yield Khufu’s mummy!
by newcastle » Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:30 pm
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Hawass is off again!
Not content with taking bulldozers to the Valley of the Kings.....where he “knows” Nefertiti and other renowned 18th Dynasty alumni are buried.....but he’s now certain that the...
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Ignore this post: I was trying to delete one and I get a message saying I cannot delete on this forum, so I deleted the comment.
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Last post by Winged Isis
Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:46 pm
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Lecture at Thebes hotel Wednesday 13 November 6 pm
by HEPZIBAH » Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:16 pm
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Thebes Hotel فندق طيبةLike Page
10 November at 09:13
Lecture at Thebes hotel Wednesday 13 November 6 pm.
New aspects at Gebel el- Silsila West, by Dr. Moamen Saad Mohamed Director at MA, Member of...
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I surreptitiously noticed, for you tonight was different.
Ps: lecture ? they found loads of old stuff, I mean really old stuff... 8)
Now,,, if they had found a 'banksy!
P*ss: So, 3 x glasses Red -...
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Last post by Who2
Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:21 pm
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Egyptian Leaders - Supporters of Hitler.
by Hafiz » Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:19 am
Even after the second war Sadat continued to express open admiration for Hitler in a letter he sent to the Egyptian daily Al Mussawar on September 18, 1953:
“Dear Hitler, I congratulate you from the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:19 am
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Palace of Prince Youssef Kamal at Nag Hamadi
by Brian Yare » Tue Nov 27, 2018 8:48 pm
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As I said in another thread, this palace has appeared in the MoA price list of 1st November 2018. So I went there today.
Yes, the journey was longer than predicted. The Western Desert Road has not...
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Newcastle, thanks for the footnote I checked it. At least one of the external photographs is part of an often used visual library and has been around for years - the yellow photo. If so, and given...
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Last post by Hafiz
Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:37 am
