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    Abusir (Arabic: ابو صير  Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [æbuˈsˤiːɾ]; Egyptian pr wsjr; Coptic: ⲃⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ busiri, "the resting place of Osiris"; Ancient Greek:...
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    The Abusir Papyri are the largest papyrus findings to date from the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt. The first papyri were discovered in 1893 at Abu Gorab...
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    Abusir Bana (Arabic: أبو صير بنا), anciently known as Busiris (Greek: Βούσιρις; Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ, ⲃⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ, romanized: pusiri, busiri, lit. 'house of Osiris')...
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    of those wonders still in existence. This site, halfway between Giza and Abusir, is the location for two unfinished Old Kingdom pyramids. The northern structure's...
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    Abusir (Arabic: أبو صير, Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ) (also spelled Abousir and Abu Seer, known in ancient times as Taposiris Magna Greek: Ταπόσιρις Μαγνὰ) is a seaside...
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    Alexandria Pharos. Known colloquially under various names – the Pharos of Abusir, the Abusir funerary monument and Burg al-Arab (Arab's Tower) – it consists of...
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  • Abusir el-Meleq (Ar. أبو صير الملق), also Abusir el-Melek - a town and archaeological site in Egypt, located in Beni Suef (Arabic: بني سويف, romanized: Baniswēf)...
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    further three for his father, mother and brother, all in the necropolis of Abusir. He built the largest surviving temple to the sun god Ra constructed during...
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  • Egypt, today in Giza, Egypt. It includes the pyramid complexes of Giza, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur, and is listed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of...
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    reorganised the funerary cults of his forebears buried in the necropolis of Abusir and reformed the corresponding priesthood. Djedkare commissioned expeditions...
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    was made on three ancient specimens recovered from the Nile River Valley, Abusir el-Meleq, Egypt. Two of the individuals were dated to the Pre-Ptolemaic...
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    ascending the throne, and built a sun temple, known as the Nekhenre, between Abusir and Abu Gurab. In doing so, he instituted a tradition followed by his successors...
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    beyond Abusir, persisted up until the end of the Ptolemaic period nearly 2500 years after Sahure's death. Excavations at the pyramid of Sahure in Abusir under...
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    the world each year to see it. It is located in the Giza pyramid complex. Abusir Bahariya Oasis Giza Necropolis - Giza pyramid complex In 1981, the Basic...
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    The unfinished pyramid of Abusir is an abandoned pyramid complex located in the necropolis of Abusir whose construction began in the Fifth Dynasty. It...
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    Fifth Dynasty sun temples were built in two localities, Abu Gorab and Abusir, within 1 km (0.62 mi) of each other and around 15 km (9.3 mi) south of...
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    World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1979. The pyramid fields include the Abusir, Saqqara, and Dahshur pyramid complexes, which were all built in the vicinity...
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    Pyramid of Neferirkare (category Abusir)
    It was the tallest structure on the highest site at the necropolis of Abusir, found between Giza and Saqqara, and still towers over the necropolis. The...
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    throne. Neferefre started a pyramid for himself in the royal necropolis of Abusir called Netjeribau Raneferef, which means "The bas of Neferefre are divine"...
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    north. Neferirkare started a pyramid for himself in the royal necropolis of Abusir, called Ba-Neferirkare meaning "Neferirkare is a Ba". It was initially planned...
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    Lake Mariout (section Abusir)
    homonymous nome was located on the shores of this lake. The seaside town of Abusir, known in ancient times as Taposiris Magna, lies on the shore of Lake Mariout...
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    of Cairo, between Saqqarah and Al-Jīzah, about 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Abusir, on the edge of the desert plateau on the western bank of the Nile. The...
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    false door of Ptahshepses, Saqqara (2440 BC) Abusir Papyri, some of the oldest papyri from ancient Egypt, Abusir (2400 BC) Wooden tomb statue of Tjeti, 5th...
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    traces of tahtib were found on engravings from the archaeological site of Abusir, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, located in the south-western...
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    divine) Abusir 65 29,575 (unfinished) Unfinished pyramid convered into a square mastaba. 5th Shepseskare Unfinished pyramid of North Abusir Abusir 100 Never...
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    to all Egyptian temples, excluding Memphis, Heliopolis and Wenkhem (near Abusir). Cambyses left Egypt sometime in early 522 BC, dying en route to Persia...
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    Metjen, the stone vessel found in Abusir and the granite cone from Elephantine. Whilst the stone vessel from Abusir writes Huni's name without a cartouche...
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    during the Fourth Dynasty and more to the construction of sun temples in Abusir. Userkaf was succeeded by his son Sahure (2487–2475 BC), who commanded an...
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    Egyptian Antiquities. Neferirkare's Pyramid at Abusir is the largest structure in the region. The Abusir Papyri of Neferirkare mentions at least four boats...
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  • extracted DNA from 151 Egyptian mummies, whose remains were recovered from Abusir el-Meleq in Middle Egypt. The samples are from the time periods: Late New...
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