One of the minor gods: A case study on Khentytjenenet, an Old Kingdom deity of the Memphite necropolis by Veronika Dulíková

“…The title “hem-netjer-priest of Khentytjenet” appeared for the first time in the titulary of the high priest Ptahshepses, buried at North Saqqara (C1), and simultaneously within personal names of individuals who held offices under Nyuserre and were buried at Abusir or North Saqqara. …”
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Palaeopathological and demographic data reveal conditions of keeping of the ancient baboons at Gabbanat el-Qurud (Thebes, Egypt). by Wim Van Neer, Mircea Udrescu, Joris Peters, Bea De Cupere, Stéphane Pasquali, Stéphanie Porcier

“…As in Tuna el-Gebel and Saqqara, the baboons from Gabbanat el-Qurud suffered from numerous metabolic diseases due to chronic lack of sunlight and an unbalanced diet. …”
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El origen de las pirámides en el Protodinástico (C. 3200-3000 A. C.) by Dolores Sevilla Lara

“…La tumba tinita real en forma de mastaba se va a desarrollar en las necrópolis de Abidos y Saqqara, yacimientos en los que se centra el artículo, donde pretendo desarrollar la evolución de las diferentes tumbas y recintos funerarios y concluir con su evolución hacia las construcciones de los primeros complejos piramidales en las que se van a ir desencadenando.…”
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Monumentalizing ritual texts in Ancient Egyptian pyramids by Christelle Alvarez

“…Ritual texts inscribed on the walls of subterranean chambers of kings' and queens' pyramids at Saqqara are known as 'The Pyramid Texts', the earliest known mortuary corpus of any civilization. …”
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El origen de las pirámides en el Protodinástico (C. 3200-3000 A. C.) by Dolores Sevilla Lara

“…La tumba tinita real en forma de mastaba se va a desarrollar en las necrópolis de Abidos y Saqqara, yacimientos en los que se centra el artículo, donde pretendo desarrollar la evolución de las diferentes tumbas y recintos funerarios y concluir con su evolución hacia las construcciones de los primeros complejos piramidales en las que se van a ir desencadenando.…”
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF HERESANKH, A PERFECT PLAYER OF THE SISTRUM OF MIN AND A PRIESTESS OF THE KING’S SISTER PHILOTERA by NENAD MARKOVIĆ

“…The marriage union of her related parents, Neferibre and Herankh, must have influenced her social standing at Memphis since Heresankh is the only known priestess of the most important sanctuaries within the Memphite necropolis, namely the Sarapieion, the Osirion of Rutiset and the Anoubieion, all located at Saqqara and Abusir.…”
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Egyptian twins by John Baines

“…Possible evidence for twins in ancient Egypt before the Late period includes the representations of the joint owners Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotpe in their tomb at Saqqara (5th dynasty), and two women named Sitamun depicted on stela Louvre C 167 (Middle Kingdom). …”

REVISITING THE MECHANISMS OF FUNCTIONING OF THE ARTISTIC SPACE OF AN OLD EGYPTIAN PRIVATE TOMB by Fedor I. Kulikov

“…A systematic analysis of reliefs from more than a hundred burials of the necropolises of Giza and Saqqara is used, with a focus on the design of the large tombs of Yasen and Chi. …”
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Using Smart Technology in Conservation of The Ancient Egyptian Monuments from Environmental Impact and Anthropic Factors by Gehan Elsayed

“…The lack of smart approaches in managing projects in Egypt's valuable historical realm, especially the restoration of the Saqqara pyramids and the Karnak temple, is a liability issue. …”
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Ancient Egypt : An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs / by Oakes, Lorna, author 382660, Gahlin, Lucia, author 361893

Exploring the performances of the vibrating barriers for the seismic protection of the Zoser pyramid by P. Cacciola, M. Shadlou, A. Ayoub, Y. F. Rashed, A. Tombari

“…A reliable numerical simulation of the Zoser Pyramid and the surrounding soil undergoing stochastic ground motion excitations representing the seismicity in Saqqara is presented. Due to the unique structural form, the ViBa is herein optimized through an ad-hoc procedure to minimize a response strain energy spectral density used as a synthetic performance parameter. …”
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Hedgehogs and Hedgehog-Head Boats in Ancient Egyptian Religion in the Late 3rd Millennium BCE by Julia Clare Francis Hamilton

“…An updated list is provided of known representations of hedgehog-head boats, including petroglyphs and as yet unpublished examples from tombs at Giza and Saqqara. The meaning of the ancient Egyptian word <i>ḥnt(j)</i> is also rexamined in relation to the representation of riverine and marsh-water boats in Old Kingdom tombs.…”
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MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE AND CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF A UNIQUE GILT-BRONZE STATUETTE EXCAVATED THROUGH RESTORATION OF THE STEP PYRAMID, SAQARA by Ashraf EWAIS, Saleh MOHAMED

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Multianalytical Characterization of Unique Copper Model Tools from Dark Age of Ancient Egyptian History by Manal Maher, Yussri Salem

“…The studied set consists of twenty-five objects that were excavated in the tomb of KHENNU AND APA-EM-SA-F (289) in the south of Memphis, Saqqara. Different microscopes were used to examine the morphology and stratigraphy of the corrosion product layers. …”
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coiling as a linear value for making ceramic wall tiles by Mona Ebrahim

“…There are many materials that are used in wall tiles such as marble, granite and other materials used, and ceramic tiles remain the best solution because of its material used in it, which is a clay that has high flexibility, which makes it a rich material that reflects the diversity in formation and design, whether for the external shape of the tile or what it has Designs, motifs and formation style.Egypt knew ceramic tiles in the era of the ancient state, where it appeared in the lining of the walls of the lower rooms of the Saqqara pyramid of the runway, and the wall tiles from inside and outside (inside and outside the buildi) In this research, shaping with ropes was used as a line to make drawings inspired by the ancient Egyptian, such as scarab, lotus flower, and Nubian art, such as engineering decorations, baskets, and nature in Aswan, such as palm trees, camels, and the Nile to make internal ceramic wall tiles formed by ropes and to benefit from its directions, the diversity of its diameter, and the resulting aesthetic shape, and it was colored with colors inspired by The colors of ancient Egyptian art are green and blue The research aims to enrich the wall tiles through the linear values of the formation of ropes. …”
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Geoenvironmental investigation of Sahure’s pyramid, Abusir archeological site, Giza, Egypt by Abdelrhman Fahmy, Eduardo Molina-Piernas, Salvador Domínguez-Bella, Javier Martínez-López, Fatma Helmi

“…Abstract Abusir is the name of an elaborate burial area in Egypt, dotted with 19 pyramids and other temples, stretching on the western side of the Nile from the south of the Giza Plateau to the northern rim of Saqqara. It seems to have been created as the resting site for the Pharaohs dated from 2494 to 2345 BC. …”
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Inscribing the pyramid of king Qakare Ibi: scribal practice and mortuary literature in late Old Kingdom Egypt by Alvarez, C

“…<p>This thesis investigates how the burial chamber of the 8th Dynasty pyramid of king Qakare Ibi at Saqqara in Egypt (c. 2109–2107 B.C.) was inscribed. …”

Archaeological Investigation and Hazard Assessment Using Magnetic, Ground-Penetrating Radar, and GPS Tools at Dahshour Area, Giza, Egypt by A. E. El Emam, A. Lethy, Ali M. Radwan, A. Awad

“…Dahshour is the southern extension of the Saqqara and Giza Pyramids plateau, around 25 km south of Cairo. …”
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Sustainable Stewardship of Egypt’s Iconic Heritage Sites: Balancing Heritage Preservation, Visitors’ Well-Being, and Environmental Responsibility by Thowayeb H. Hassan, Muhanna Yousef Almakhayitah, Mahmoud I. Saleh

“…This study contributes a novel multisite content analysis of over 4423 online reviews from TripAdvisor pertaining to three of Egypt’s premier archaeological destinations—Giza Pyramids, Al Mu’izz Street, and Saqqara. Using established text mining methodologies and algorithms within Voyant Tools, critical challenges were identified through word frequency, concept network, and trend analyses. …”
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FISHEYE PHOTOGRAMMETRY TO GENERATE LOW-COST DTMS by L. Perfetti, F. Fassi, C. Rossi

“…</p><p>The final product of the tests carried out along this line in 2019 at Saqqara (Egypt) is a comprehensive DSM of the entire archaeological site with an accuracy of ~3&thinsp;cm.…”
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