Egypt
There were sent inspectors to the great august necropolis, the scribe of the vizier and the overseer of the white house of pharaoh in order to inspect the tombs of former kings, the resting places of the nobles, located on the west of the city....
Tomb of Amenhotep I, the eternal horizon of King Zeserkare, L.P.H., the son of Re Amenhotep I L.P.H., which is a hundred and twenty cubits deep from its superstructure which is called "The high ascent, north of the house of Amenhotep LP.H, of the garden" The great nobles saying; "The thieves have broken into it." Inspected on this day; it was found uninjured by the inspectors.
Pyramid of King Intef I, The pyramid of the king, the Son of Re Intefo which is on the north of the House of Amenhotep of the court, of which the pyramid is destroyed before which its stelea still stands; the figure of the king stands upon this stelea his hound being between his feet named Behka. It was inspected on this day and found uninjured.
Pyramid of King Nubkheperre- Intef, The pyramid of the King Nubkheperre Son of Re Intef, it was found in the course of being tunneled into by thieves; they had tunneled 2 1/2 cubits into its masonry, 1 cubit from the outer chamber of the tomb of the chief of the oblation bearers of the house of Amen, Yuroi, which is in ruins. It was uninjured the thieves had not been able to enter.
Pyramid of Sekhemre- Intef, The pyramid of Sekhemre Upmat,Son of Re Intefo. It was in the course of being tunneled into by thieves at the place where its stelea of its pyramid is set up. Inspected on this day it was found uninjured, the thieves were unable to enter.
Pyramid of King Sobekhemsaf, The pyramid of King Sekhemre Shedtowe, Son of Re, Sobekhemsaf was found that the thieves had broken into it by mining through the base of the pyramid from the outer chamber of the tomb of the overseer of the granary of King Menkheperre, Nebamen. The burial place of the king was found void of its lord, as well as the burial place of the great kings wife, Nubkhas, his royal wife, the thieves had laid their hands upon them.
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Egypt
The Abbot Papyrus
There were sent inspectors to the great august necropolis, the scribe of the vizier and the overseer of the white house of pharaoh in order to inspect the tombs of former kings, the resting places of the nobles, located on the west of the city....
Tomb of Amenhotep I, the eternal horizon of King Zeserkare, L.P.H., the son of Re Amenhotep I L.P.H., which is a hundred and twenty cubits deep from its superstructure which is called "The high ascent, north of the house of Amenhotep LP.H, of the garden" The great nobles saying; "The thieves have broken into it." Inspected on this day; it was found uninjured by the inspectors.
Pyramid of King Intef I, The pyramid of the king, the Son of Re Intefo which is on the north of the House of Amenhotep of the court, of which the pyramid is destroyed before which its stelea still stands; the figure of the king stands upon this stelea his hound being between his feet named Behka. It was inspected on this day and found uninjured.
Pyramid of King Nubkheperre- Intef, The pyramid of the King Nubkheperre Son of Re Intef, it was found in the course of being tunneled into by thieves; they had tunneled 2 1/2 cubits into its masonry, 1 cubit from the outer chamber of the tomb of the chief of the oblation bearers of the house of Amen, Yuroi, which is in ruins. It was uninjured the thieves had not been able to enter.
Pyramid of Sekhemre- Intef, The pyramid of Sekhemre Upmat,Son of Re Intefo. It was in the course of being tunneled into by thieves at the place where its stelea of its pyramid is set up. Inspected on this day it was found uninjured, the thieves were unable to enter.
Pyramid of King Sobekhemsaf, The pyramid of King Sekhemre Shedtowe, Son of Re, Sobekhemsaf was found that the thieves had broken into it by mining through the base of the pyramid from the outer chamber of the tomb of the overseer of the granary of King Menkheperre, Nebamen. The burial place of the king was found void of its lord, as well as the burial place of the great kings wife, Nubkhas, his royal wife, the thieves had laid their hands upon them.
- Robot To Explore Great Pyramid
The Independent (Andrew Johnson) For 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has enthralled, fascinated and ultimately frustrated everyone who has attempted to penetrate its secrets. Now a robotics team from Leeds University, working with Egypt's Supreme...
- More Re Discovery Of Tomb Of Queen Behenu
Reuters The well-known necropolis of Saqqara, 30 km (20 miles) south of Cairo, served the nearby city of Memphis and was scoured in ancient times by thieves. The 5th Dynasty is generally understood to have lasted from 2465 to 2323 BC, while the 6th Dynasty...
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Egypt State Information Service July 26 will mark the uncovering of one of the biggest secrets of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas said Saturday 16/5/2009. Addressing a symposium...
- Granite Sarcophagus Of Senusret Ii Found (?)
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) On the above blog Vincent says that he's not sure what to make of this news release because Petrie examined the sarcophagus of Senusret II in detail in 1889. The news source was MENA. I've checked up on other sources...
- The Inventory Stelea
This stelea was found by August Mariette during his clearance around the sphinx in the little temple of Isis east of the great pyramid sometime between ca. 1853-58 ce. He made for his mother, Isis, Divine mother; Hathor, mistress of Nun. The record was...