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Unfinished obelisk of the 18th or 19th dynasty, left in the northern granite quarries of Assuan when a flaw was discovered in the stone. The obelisk is 41,75 m long and if completed would have weighed over 1000 tons.
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Unfinished obelisk of the 18th or 19th dynasty, left in the northern gra...

Temple of Sobek and Horus, Kom Ombo. One of the temples to which pilgrims came to be healed. Completed under Ptolemy V (205-180 BCE).
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Temple of Sobek and Horus, Kom Ombo. One of the temples to which pilgrim...

Lotus- and papyrus columns, Temple of Sobek and Horus, Kom Ombo. This was one of the "healing" temples to which pilgrims came to regain their health.
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Lotus- and papyrus columns, Temple of Sobek and Horus, Kom Ombo. This was one o...

Pharaoh Sheshonk I (935-924 BCE) dedicating Israelite prisoners to Amon-Ra. First Court, Great Temple of Amon, Karnak.22nd dynasty.
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Pharaoh Sheshonk I (935-924 BCE) dedicating Israelite prisoners to Amon-Ra. Fi...

Pharaoh Shehsonk I (935-924) before Israelite prisoners. They lift their hands to be counted. Left: cartouches with the names of conquered towns.
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Pharaoh Shehsonk I (935-924) before Israelite prisoners. They lift the...

Prisoners lift their hands to be counted. From the first court of the Great Temple of Amon.
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Prisoners lift their hands to be counted. From the first court of...

Semitic and African prisoners making gestures of submission. From the first court of the Great Temple of Amon.
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Semitic and African prisoners making gestures of submission. From the...

Semitic prisoners with beards lift their hands to be counted.From the first court, Great Temple of Amon, Karnak.
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Semitic prisoners with beards lift their hands to be counted.From the f...

Cartouches with the names of foreign cities conquered by Pharaoh Sheshonk I(935-924 BCE), 22nd dynasty. From the first court of the Great Temple of Amon.
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Cartouches with the names of foreign cities conquered by Pharaoh Sheshonk I(93...

Tomb chapels of the nobles, Assuan, West Bank. Burial places of governors and priests who controlled the comercial traffic with Nubia. Procession with offerings to the dead, tomb of Sirenput I, governor of the south.
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Tomb chapels of the nobles, Assuan, West Bank. Burial places of governo...

Small temple on the southern tip of Elephantine Island oppsite Assuan.
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Small temple on the southern tip of Elephantine Island oppsite Assuan.

Mural from the sun-temple in Abu Ghurab,showing the beginning of the summer-floods in June and July. 5th dynasty, reign of Nyuserre (2390-2360 BCE) Limestone,painted, 72 x 66 cm Inv.20038
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Mural from the sun-temple in Abu Ghurab,showing the beginning of the sum...